Electrical Maintenance Technician

Shift Electrical Maintenance Technician
Cockermouth
Rotating Shift Pattern 6;00- 14;00 Monday to Friday, 14;00 23;00 Monday to Thursday
About James Walker
James Walker is part of the James Walker Group of Companies, who are a successful global Industrial organisation supplying high performance sealing products and solutions. With state-of-the-art material technology skills, the James Walker Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of the James Walker Group specialises in the provision of sealing solutions (elastomers, polymers, composites, engineering plastics, high nickel alloys).
Our worldwide group of companies has operations, sales and service entities across Europe, Middle East, India, Australia, New Zealand, SE Asia, South Africa and North and South America
Your Role
The Shift Electrical Maintenance Technician is responsible for the safe, reliable, and effective operation of electrical systems and production plant during shift operation.
The postholder will carry out independent fault finding, diagnosis, and repair of electrical, control, and automation systems, responding to breakdowns, executing planned maintenance, and supporting continuous improvement of plant reliability.
The role operates under the site Electrical Safety Rules and Permit-to-Work system, with technical accountability escalating to the Site Electrical Engineer.

Key Responsibilities
Shift Electrical Maintenance & Fault Response
Act as a primary electrical responder to plant breakdowns during shift.
Independently diagnose and rectify faults across:
o   Electrical distribution systems (LV)
o   Motors, drives, and motor control centres
o   Instrumentation and sensors
o   Machine safety circuits
Restore plant to service safely and efficiently following failures.
Carry out PLC interrogation and diagnostics to support fault finding and root cause identification.
Work alongside Technical Support Engineers or the Site Electrical Engineer for complex or repeat control issues.
Planned & Preventative Maintenance
Identify deteriorating assets and escalate reliability risks.
Work strictly in accordance with electrical safety & compliance.
Provide technical guidance to: electrical Crafts persons, Apprentices and junior staff.
Support cross-discipline working with mechanical and production teams.
Contribute to shift handovers, breakdown reports, and defect escalation.
Maintain discipline in documentation, tagging, and equipment labelling.
About you
Preferred Skill & Experience
Call-out rota participation
Exposure to TPM or reliability improvement activities
Experience supporting commissioning or plant modifications
Essential Skill & Experience
Industrial / manufacturing electrical maintenance experience
Independent and teamwork breakdown fault finding on production plant

Preferred Qualifications
HNC / ONC in Electrical or Control Engineering
Inspection & Testing qualification (2391 / equivalent)
PLC platform training (Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, etc.)
Essential Qualifications
Level 3 NVQ / City & Guilds in Electrical Engineering or Instrumentation (or equivalent) or Time-served electrical apprenticeship
Current BS 7671 Wiring Regulations (18th Edition)