Electrical Fitter

Location: Walsall Wood

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Shift: Days Pay: circa £45,000

Location:

Plymouth Have you served your apprenticeship and gained experience in a manufacturing environment? Or are you a time-served Maintenance Engineer looking for a role where the work is varied and technical? If you enjoy fault finding, working with modern machinery, and being part of a skilled engineering team, this could be a great move. Yolk Recruitment are supporting a well-established manufacturer that has invested heavily in their Plymouth facility.

The site runs a range of modern CNC machinery and supporting equipment, with a strong focus on engineering standards, safety and continuous improvement. You'll be joining a friendly team where engineers are respected for their experience, and you'll have the chance to build your skills across a range of equipment. This is what you'll be doing You'll play a key role in keeping production running safely and reliably across a modern manufacturing facility.

The focus is on planned maintenance, electrical fault finding and supporting small upgrade projects. Day-to-day, you will:
Carry out planned maintenance on a wide variety of equipment and site services Diagnose electrical faults using schematics, multimeters and safe isolation procedures Work inside control cabinets, identifying drives, relays, PLC I/O and key components Support machine installations, moves and small improvement projects Record work completed and help build simple maintenance routines Help maintain environmental, quality and safety standards The work is varied and offers good exposure to a range of equipment, with support from experienced engineers as you learn the site.

What they're looking for Time-served electrical apprenticeship City & Guilds Electrical/Electronic qualification (or similar) Confident working on machinery electrics and factory services Able to read electrical schematics and work safely within panels Comfortable around CNC machinery or machine tool electrics PLC knowledge at I/O level is an advantage Basic mechanical confidence is helpful, but the team has a clear split - electrical focus is fine.

What you'll get in return:
Salary of up to circa £45,000 Paid standby allowance of £300 per week when on-call (around 1 in 8-9 weeks) Monday-Friday pattern with no night shifts 25 days holiday  bank holidays Subsidised canteen Free on-site parking Employee rewards platform Training and support from experienced engineers You'll be joining a stable business with a long track record and continued investment in machinery, technology and people.

Are you up to the challenge? If you're interested, please get in touch with engineering specialist recruiter Liam Reid. Apply with your CV. A cover letter is welcome but not essential. We also run a referral scheme, so if you know someone who might be interested, feel free to share their details.

Please note:

due to high application volumes, we may not be able to reply to everyone. If you don't hear back within 7 days, please assume your application hasn't been successful on this occasion.