Maintenance Electrical Engineer

Company: Jdr—Just-Dynamic-Recruitment-1
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Location: Taunton
Job Description:

Maintenance Electrical Engineer (MAINT76430) Taunton, England

Salary: £35,777 per annum.

Shift: Monday – Thursday 7:30am-4:30pm, Friday 7:30am-12:30pm. Immediate start. Permanent contract.

The Role: As a Maintenance Electrical Engineer you will be working within a manufacturing environment. Your primary responsibilities are the electrical maintenance and repair of all production equipment, machinery, and site plant to ensure continuous production and process improvement.

Duties:

  • Maintain machinery and equipment to an acceptable and safe standard to ensure that production targets and quality standards are continuously met.
  • Ensure the timely and acceptable installation of new machinery and equipment as required.
  • Adopt a pro‑active approach to machinery maintenance and repair to continuously improve production efficiencies.
  • Conduct electrical maintenance and repair tasks as appropriate.
  • Conduct ancillary mechanical maintenance and repair tasks as appropriate.
  • Conduct Pre‑Planned Maintenance (PPM) tasks as appropriate.
  • Coordinate with the Maintenance Manager and Production, Dispatch and Stores Teams to ensure awareness of anticipated downtime and reduced efficiencies.
  • Complete relevant engineering and production paperwork as required.
  • Record all machinery breakdowns accurately in the computerised maintenance software system.
  • Communicate with other engineering team members to ensure a smooth handover at shift changes or to provide awareness of maintenance activity.
  • Perform work with due consideration to health and safety for oneself and others.
  • Support the training of new starters or apprentices to ensure they reach an acceptable standard within a set timeframe.

About You: The following skills and experience are required.

  • City & Guilds in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • Portable Appliance Testing.
  • Knowledge of Mechanical Engineering.
  • Previous manufacturing, production machinery and site plant experience.
  • Knowledge of dynamic risk assessments.

Key Result Areas:

  • PPM tasks completed on time with minimum downtime.
  • Repairs conducted in a timely and cost‑effective manner.
  • Breakdown repairs conducted in a timely, cost‑effective manner with minimum downtime.
  • Pension – 4% from both.
  • Life assurance – 4× salary.
  • Friendly working environment.
  • Free parking.
  • Permanent contract.

JDR is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

If interested, apply today!

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Posted: May 23rd, 2026