Electrical Maintenance Technician

Industrial Electrical Maintenance Technician

We’re looking to recruit an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join our Maintenance and Reliability team, supporting sites across the Essex area.

Overview

Permanent role – 36 core hours per week. Salary up to £45,100 + OTE of up to £13,000 after training. Location: Chelmsford, Essex, with travel to sites across the Essex area. Mobile worker: company van and fuel card provided.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose faults and carry out preventative and proactive maintenance to improve plant performance, availability and reliability.
• Work on a wide and varied asset base, including PLCs, telemetry, level control and variable speed drives.
• Travel to sites using the company van, starting and finishing the day from home.
• Participate in an out‑of‑hours standby rota and handle callouts and specialist modules.
• Maintain and repair electrical components, using drawings and fault‑finding techniques.
• Support Health and Safety, aligning with our Everybody Home Safe Everyday culture.

Qualifications

• Time‑served Electrical Technician with at least ONC / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in maintenance environments, including reactive breakdowns and planned maintenance.
• Ability to manage workload effectively with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency reading and fault‑finding from electrical drawings.
• Positive, can‑do attitude, willingness to learn and openness to new ways of working.
• Hands‑on practical approach with a keen eye for diagnosing issues and implementing effective solutions.
• Strong communication skills, teamwork orientation and commitment to Health and Safety.
• Full UK manual driving licence.

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement starting at 23 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
• Company pension scheme with double match up to 11% employer contribution.
• Free access to local attractions.
• Discount scheme on days out, shopping, travel and more.
• Award‑winning Living Well wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service.
• Support with sustainable travel through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
• Financial wellbeing support: community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance, plus 4 life assurance and an income protection scheme.
• Development opportunities: interest‑free qualification loan, professional body subscription support, and pay for relevant qualifications.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

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