Electrical Engineer

Job Title:

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Location:

Whitefield, Manchester

Salary: £55,000

Shift: 4 on 4 off Days and Nights (2D2N)

A fantastic opportunity which is not to be missed by a strong

Electrical Maintenance Engineer has come to the forefront. This is a great opportunity to join an established and growing food manufacturing business, working within a busy, fast-paced production environment.

The site has a strong focus on engineering excellence, reliability and continuous improvement, making this a great opportunity for an engineer looking to develop their technical skills and progress their career.

You will be responsible for carrying out electrical maintenance, fault-finding, planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown maintenance across a range of production machinery and automated equipment, ensuring maximum uptime and efficiency.

You will also have the opportunity to work on electrical control systems, motors, sensors, drives, PLC-controlled machinery and control panels, whilst supporting ongoing engineering improvements across the site.

Sector - Food Manufacturing / Factory Maintenance

• Electrical maintenance experience within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Hands‑on experience with planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance in a fast‑paced factory environment.
• Strong electrical fault‑finding and diagnostic experience.
• Recognised electrical engineering qualification.

• Hands‑on electrical fault‑finding experience.
• Experience working with industrial production machinery.
• Experience with motors, sensors, contractors, relays, inverters/VSDs and control panels.
• Experience working with PLC‑controlled equipment and electrical control systems.
• Experience carrying out planned preventative maintenance.
• Recognised electrical engineering qualification such as NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, ONC/HNC or equivalent.
• Experience working within a manufacturing, FMCG, food production or similar industrial environment.
• Good understanding of electrical safety and safe isolation procedures.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and a practical, hands‑on approach.

• Experience working as a Maintenance Engineer in the UK.
• Previous experience within food manufacturing or FMCG.
• PLC fault‑finding experience.
• Experience with continuous improvement and root‑cause analysis.
• Mechanical maintenance experience would be advantageous.

• Working for an established and growing food manufacturing business.
• A varied and hands‑on engineering role.
• Working with a wide range of automated production machinery and electrical systems.
• Competitive salary and company benefits package.
• Pension and life assurance.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Excellent opportunity to develop technically and progress your engineering career.
• Supportive engineering and production environment.

For further details contact Lewis Wallat Pioneer Selection.