Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Company: Optimum TA Ltd
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Location: Northampton
Job Description:

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

NN4 – Northampton

£48,000 | Weekly rotating shifts (06:00–14:00 / 14:00–22:00)

Are you a hands-on Electrical Maintenance Engineer with a City & Guilds electrical qualification, looking for a role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

?This is an opportunity to join a heavy manufacturing, global market-leading organisation supplying engineered products into the power generation and industrial sectors. With continued investment, a strong engineering culture and an evolving site, this role plays a key part in improving plant reliability and supporting production outpu

t.What you’ll be do

  • ingCarry out planned electrical maintenance and routine inspections across site machin
  • eryRespond to breakdowns, diagnosing electrical faults and restoring equipment saf
  • elyFault-find on electrical systems including motors, drives, sensors, control panels, switches and isolati
  • onsSupport PLC fault-finding and I/O checks (no programming requir
  • ed)Work with inverters, relays, contactors and industrial electrical syst
  • emsAssist with electrical installations, upgrades and reliability improveme
  • ntsComplete maintenance records accurately and contribute to site safety and compliance standa

rdsWhat you’ll b

  • ringProven electrical maintenance experience within a manufacturing or industrial environ
  • mentConfident fault-finding ability on plant and production equip
  • mentPractical, calm approach when dealing with breakdowns and down
  • timeComfortable working in a hands-on, fast-moving environ
  • mentStrong communication skills and a positive, team-focused atti

tudeQualifica

  • tionsCity & Guilds Electrical qualification (Level 3 or equiva
  • lent)NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering or Maintenance (or equiva
  • lent)18th Edition desirable but not esse

ntial…

Posted: July 1st, 2026