Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Location:

Leeds

Salary: £33,000 - £45,000 + Benefits

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

The Role

We are recruiting for a hands‑on Electrical Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing business in Leeds. This is a maintenance-focused role supporting production machinery, with opportunities to contribute to improvement and automation projects.

• Fault finding, maintenance, and repair of electrical systems on production equipment
• Support extrusion and conversion machinery to ensure minimal downtime
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance activities
• Maintain and update electrical schematics and documentation
• Work closely with mechanical teams to improve machine performance
• Assist with electrical projects and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support PLC‑based control system modifications and troubleshooting
• Ensure all work complies with health & safety standards

• Extrusion and conversion machinery
• Industrial manufacturing environment
• PLC-controlled systems (experience desirable)

• Monday to Friday
• 8:00am – 5:00pm
• On-call rota (1 in 4 weeks) covering out‑of‑hours and weekends

• Proven experience in an electrical maintenance role within manufacturing
• Strong fault‑finding and diagnostic skills
• Experience with PLCs and electrical schematics
• Good mechanical awareness
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Previous supervisory experience advantageous

• Company car
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Company events
• On‑site parking
• Sick pay