Shift Maintenance Electrical Technician
Listed on 2026-09-18
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic -
Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Talent STEM are partnering with an established manufacturing business in Newcastle seeking a Shift Maintenance Electrical Technician to join their engineering team.
This hands-on role involves maintaining and improving production equipment within a 24/7 manufacturing environment, supporting equipment reliability, minimising downtime and contributing to continuous improvement projects.
Key Responsibilities- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on manufacturing equipment
- Diagnose and repair electrical faults on production machinery
- Support Siemens PLC fault finding and diagnostics
- Work with AC/DC drives and industrial control systems
- Assist with equipment installations and commissioning
- Maintain records using the CMMS system
- Support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
- Ensure compliance with health and safety procedures including LOTO and permit-to-work systems
- Completed Electrical Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent
- HNC in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Experience fault finding on Siemens PLC systems
- Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems and schematics
- Experience with in manufacturing, production or process environments
- Knowledge of drives, Profibus or Profinet would be advantageous
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- £50,000 - £57,500 total package
- Continental shift pattern
- Long-term career development
- Stable and well-established manufacturing environment
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business known for employee retention, technical investment and career progression.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.
Talent STEM is a specialist recruitment consultancy supporting the scientific, engineering, clinical, chemical, pharmaceutical, FMCG, environmental, waste, biotechnology and medical device sectors
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