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Location: Huddersfield
Salary: 35,000 - 42,000 (depending on experience)
Job type: Perm
Work hours: 7am-5pm Monday to Thurs & 7am-3pm Fri
We're working with a leading manufacturer in Huddersfield who are looking to bring on a skilled, proactive and abitious Electrical Engineer to support their growing production team. With exciting expansion plans over the next five years, this is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark and grow with the business.
As part of a close-knit four-person engineering team, you'll be key in keeping the production lines running smoothly through both planned and reactive maintenance. Your goal: to minimise downtime and maximise performance across a range of machinery and systems.
Duties:
- Perform routine maintenance on electrical systems and machinery to help prevent unexpected failures.
- Respond quickly to breakdowns, diagnosing and fixing faults to reduce downtime.
- Work closely with engineering and production teams to improve machine performance.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, and electrical regulations, maintaining up-to-date documentation for inspections and audits.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement across systems and processes.
- Conduct fault finding and root cause analysis on electrical components, including motors, PLCs, sensors, and wiring.
- Assist in installing and commissioning new electrical equipment.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records, including work orders and part usage.
- Support training initiatives for operators and junior staff on electrical safety and best practices.
- Role is on-site no travel required.
Person specification:
- Proven experience in a manufacturing or industrial maintenance environment (essential)
- Strong knowledge of electrical engineering practices (essential)
- NICEIC qualification or equivalent that allows you to sign off your own work (advantageous but not essential)
- Able to use own initiative and put forward new ideas to improve efficiencies and processes
- Proactive thinker with a can-do attitude and attention to detail
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Comfortable using computer IT illiterate
- Ability to interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings
What's in It for You:
- Career progression opportunities
- Ongoing training and development
- Pension scheme
- Additional call-out work available
If you are an experienced Electrical Engineer looking for a new opportunity, get in touch with us TODAY! Apply with your CV or call our team on (phone number removed) (opt 1) for more information.
