Electrical Maintenance Technician

Electrical Maintenance Technician
Location: Newport, South Wales
Salary: £37,500 – £45,000 DOE + £6,500 on-call allowance
Total package value: £44,000 – £51,500 (including rota)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
On-call rota: 1 in 9 weeks (circa £6,500 annual allowance)

What’s in it for you:

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
  
  
• Option to buy additional holiday
  
  
• Pension: 5% employee / 10% employer
  
  
• Private healthcare (BUPA)
  
  
• On-site gym
  
  
• Electric bike scheme
  
  
• Additional £6,500 per year on-call allowance

Role Overview:

An opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join a modern manufacturing facility in Newport. You’ll be part of a multi-disciplined engineering team, supporting electrical systems within a high-volume production environment supplying the automotive sector.

You’ll play a key role in planned maintenance, fault finding, improvement work, and responding to breakdowns safely and efficiently, including participation in a 1 in 9 on-call rota.

Key Responsibilities:
 

• Maintain and support electrical equipment across the site
  
  
• Fault find and repair breakdowns in collaboration with other disciplines
  
  
• Carry out Root Cause Analysis and support equipment reliability improvements
  
  
• Specify and order electrical equipment and consumables
  
  
• Support continuous improvement, cost-down and productivity initiatives
  
  
• Prepare basic design, test and maintenance documentation
  
  
• Liaise with suppliers and manage contractors on site when required
  
  
• Participate in a 1 in 9 on-call rota, providing out-of-hours support when required

What we are looking for:

• HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
  
  
• Strong electrical safety knowledge (PTW, Risk Assessments, Management of Change)
  
  
• PLC fault finding and programming (Allen Bradley, Siemens)
  
  
• Experience with AC & DC drives
  
  
• Ability to read electrical drawings and P&IDs
  
  
• SAP Plant Maintenance experience desirable
  
  
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills
  
  
• Willingness to participate in a 1 in 9 on-call rota

Apply Now!
If this great opportunity sounds of interest, please click apply to send your CV or contact Kirk at Pertemps, Cardiff.