Job Title: Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding)
Term: Permanent, Full-Time
Working Hours: Monday-Thursday: 08:00-16:00 (flexible start available); Friday: Early finish (1pm); Total: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Diss, IP21
Salary: Up to £50,000
We are delighted to be working with a well‑established manufacturing business to recruit a Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding) for their day‑shift engineering team.
This Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding) position offers a hands‑on environment, strong work‑life balance, and the opportunity to play a key role within a stable, supportive engineering function.
Role Overview
This role will suit an experienced senior electrical maintenance engineer who is confident working on manufacturing machinery and comfortable fault‑finding across PLC‑controlled systems.
As a Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding), you will act as a key escalation point on site, supporting more complex faults and helping drive reliability improvements across production equipment.
While this is not a programming role, the successful Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding) will be expected to confidently use PLCs and HMIs to diagnose faults and support troubleshooting independently.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as an escalation point for complex electrical faults
- Carry out hands‑on electrical fault‑finding on manufacturing machinery
- Use PLCs and HMIs to diagnose issues (inputs/outputs, sensors, logic)
- Support planned and reactive maintenance activities
- Work on motors, drives, control panels, and automated equipment
- Support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
- Provide technical support to other engineers on site
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven experience as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in a manufacturing environment
- Strong background working on production machinery and automated systems
- Confident fault‑finding electrical issues in live environments
- Comfortable using PLCs and HMIs for fault diagnosis and troubleshooting
- Experience with drives, motors, sensors, and control panels
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of problems
- Qualifications beneficial but hands‑on experience is prioritised
Personal Attributes
- Hands‑on and practical approach
- Logical and structured fault‑finding mindset
- Calm under pressure in a production environment
- Team‑focused and supportive
- Keen to learn and develop technically
Salary & Benefits
- Salary up to £50,000
- Early finish every Friday
- Day‑based role – no on‑call
- Flexible working hours
- Private healthcare
- Ongoing training and development
- Stable and supportive engineering team
Interview Process
- One‑stage, face‑to‑face interview
- Site tour included
- Focus on practical fault‑finding approach
- Initial technical discussion including PLC troubleshooting
If you’re an experienced Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding) looking for a role where you can stay hands‑on, solve problems, and be a key technical support on site, we’d love to hear from you.
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