Electrical Maintenance Engineer

My clients are a very well-established manufacturing company based in the Northwest. We are now recruiting for a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer based at the site in Stockport.

Salary:

£40,000 - £43,000 dependent on experience.

Working Hours:

40 hours per week – 7:30am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.

1 hour - Unpaid Lunch Break.

As a Multi‑Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will report directly to the Production Manager and take on a proactive, hands‑on role.

You’ll be responsible for electrical maintenance and repairs across a diverse range of machinery, including fabric inspection and packing equipment, fabric cutting machines, stenter ovens and associated peripherals (unwinders, coating heads, Pleva weight monitoring, rewind systems), fabric pleating machinery, lamination equipment, and our liquor mixing plant.

Your role will also include electrical installation work across the site—such as installing armoured cabling for new machinery, lighting and power installations—alongside completing PPM activities on factory services and equipment. You will also support the installation and commissioning of new plant and machinery.

We’re looking for someone with a proven background in a similar role, strong electrical expertise, and ideally some mechanical capability. You should be confident in identifying potential issues and recommending effective corrective actions.

You’ll thrive here if you’re a focused team player with a strong character, enjoy working in a fast‑paced and growing business.

Qualifications & Skills

Apprentice‑trained or equivalent, with NVQ Level 3 in electrical maintenance or installation

Strong fault‑finding skills and the ability to interpret schematic drawings

18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671)

Experience in a manufacturing environment—ideally textiles or a paper mill

If successful, you will complete a three-month probation period.

Our vision is to be the leading supplier of products that meet the aspirational and lifestyle needs of our customers.

Our Values:

* Trust, Integrity and Respect - in everything we do.

* Individual Development – helping our people grow and develop.

* Commitment, Resilience and Ambition - in pursuit of our goals.

* Continuous Improvement - in everything we do.

Our Benefits:

* Auto enrolled into our Stakeholder Pension Scheme (Louvolite contributes 4%).

* 28 days holiday (including statutory), rising by one day after one completed year of service.

* Life Assurance covering your annual salary.

* Free car parking.

* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling support, legal guidance, and medical advice from qualified nurses, for you and your immediate family.

* Mental Health First Aiders available to provide support and guidance.

* Discounted Gym Membership.

* Discounted Blinds and Shutters, upon successful completion of your Probationary Period.

* Peer to Peer Recognition Programme.

* Free Flu Jab voucher every Autumn.

* Christmas Savings Scheme.

* NHS Health Checks.

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