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From the employer's careers site First seen 27 Oct 2026

Electrical Maintenance Technician - Shift

Salary

£49,183.68 per annum rising to £52,612.5…

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Description

We are seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join our team at our West Sussex MBT/AD facility.

The successful candidate will be responsible for driving engineering activities to deliver all operational aspects of the facility, including plant availability, planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work reactively to deal with machinery problems and breakdowns, as well as planned preventative maintenance and project work
  • Perform electrical work, including sensors, relays, AC/DC motors, contactors, control panels, and PLCs
  • Fault find on PLCs, preferably Siemens S7
  • Ensure all accidents, incidents, and near misses are reported immediately
  • Maintain high standards of housekeeping
  • Perform motor electrical and mechanical fault finding, and be familiar with MCC layout of panels
  • Work with controls and instrumentation, including temperatures, pressure transducers, and flow meters
  • Read and interpret electrical drawings and diagnose electrical faults

Requirements:

  • HNC in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
  • BS7671 18th edition (desirable)
  • Experience working in a similar environment, such as manufacturing or industrial automation
  • Electrical qualification and competence

Benefits:

  • Ongoing career development, training, and coaching
  • Generous pension scheme
  • Retail and leisure discounts
  • Holiday and travel discounts
  • Life cover

Skills

Required

  • electrical maintenance
  • PLC programming
  • motor electrical and mechanical fault finding
  • controls and instrumentation

Nice to have

  • BS7671 18th edition
  • Siemens S7 PLC

Ready to apply?

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