Electrical Technician

Essity Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Are you a skilled electrical technician eager to take the next step in your career? Do you want to be part of a forward‑thinking manufacturing environment where your expertise can make a real difference? At Essity’s largest UK site in Prudhoe, Northumberland, we’re offering an exciting opportunity for someone who’s not just looking for a job—but a chance to grow, innovate, and help shape the future of sustainable manufacturing.

This is more than just maintenance. It’s a chance to be part of a high‑performing team that supports the core infrastructure of a site producing household brands like Cushelle and Velvet. You’ll be working with advanced systems, contributing to continuous improvement projects, and playing a key role in ensuring operational excellence. Reporting to the Site Services Leader, you’ll collaborate with a team of mechanical and electrical technicians to manage and enhance the site’s utilities and infrastructure.

From day‑to‑day operations to long‑term projects, your work will directly impact the performance and reliability of our production environment.

This is a permanent, day‑based role (Monday to Friday)—ideal for someone who values work‑life balance while still being challenged professionally. We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

• Manage contractors to deliver site maintenance tasks and improvements—including scoping work, requesting quotes, creating permits, and managing works.
• Support the production site through routine, preventative, and reactive electrical maintenance tasks.
• Support necessary works to improve maintenance methodologies and practices.
• Prioritise work daily and support operations in a flexible manner.

• Experience of working with contractors successfully and in an industrial environment.
• Excellent communicator and ability to challenge professionally.
• Have a flexible and ‘can‑do’ approach with a strong focus on delivering results.
• Excellent at working in a fast‑moving environment with multiple/dynamic challenges daily and able to react quickly and effectively under pressure.
• Experience of fixed wiring inspections and general electrical installations such as lighting etc.
• Experience of alarm systems, fire protection electrical systems.
• IT proficiency; familiar with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• SAP experience.

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Application End Date: 13 Jan 2026

Job Requisition : Essity
253584

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Manufacturing