Electrical Maintenance Technician

Position: Electrical Maintenance Technician (Permanent)
Electrical Maintenance Technician

Location:

Newport, South Wales
Salary: £37,500 – £45,000 DOE

Hours:

Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm

Contract:

Full-time, Permanent

What’s in it for you:

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
Option to buy additional holiday
Pension: 5% employee / 10% employer
Private healthcare (BUPA)
On-site gym
Electric bike scheme

Role Overview :

An opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join a modern manufacturing facility in Newport. You’ll join a multi-disciplined engineering team, supporting electrical systems across a busy, high-performance manufacturing site.

You’ll play a key role in planned maintenance, fault finding, improvement work and responding to breakdowns safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain and support electrical equipment across the site
Fault find and repair breakdowns in collaboration with other disciplines
Carry out Root Cause Analysis and support equipment reliability improvements
Specify and order electrical equipment and consumables
Support continuous improvement, cost-down and productivity initiatives
Prepare basic design, test, and maintenance documentation
Liaise with suppliers and manage contractors on site when required

What we are looking for:

HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
Strong electrical safety knowledge (PTW, Risk Assessments, Management of Change)
PLC fault finding and programming (Allen Bradley, Siemens)

Experience with AC & DC drives
Ability to read electrical drawings and P&IDs
SAP Plant Maintenance experience desirable
Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills

Apply!
If this sounds like the career move for you click apply to send your CV, or if you have any questions, please contact Kirk at Pertemps Cardiff (phone number removed)