Maintenance Electrician Sheffield PERMANENT DAYS Our client, a small to medium sized manufacturing business, have an immediate requirement to recruit a well versed Maintenance Electrician to join their team. Overview The role involves providing hands-on support in maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving plant equipment, must have strong focus on electrical systems while supporting mechanical tasks as required. The successful candidate will play a key part in ensuring maximum uptime of critical electroplating lines, ancillary equipment, and supporting utilities, while maintaining compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards. Key Responsibilities * Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on a wide range of electrical and electro-mechanical equipment including plating lines, rectifiers, pumps, motors, compressed air and control panels. * Diagnose and repair electrical faults, control wiring, drives, sensors, and instrumentation. * Support mechanical repairs such as pumps, pipework, and hydraulics as required. * Ensure equipment is maintained to achieve maximum efficiency and reliability, minimizing downtime. * Work closely with production teams to identify and resolve issues quickly and effectively. * Contribute to continuous improvement projects and modifications to improve reliability, safety, and efficiency.Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation in line with company procedures. * Ensure compliance with electrical regulations, health and safety standards, and environmental requirements, particularly regarding chemical handling and plating operations. * Liaise with external contractors and suppliers when required. * Participate in weekend work as required to support production requirements & minimize downtime. Essential Skills & Experience * Time-served Electrical Engineer with 18th edition * Proven experience in a maintenance engineering role within a manufacturing/industrial environment (preferably electroplating, surface finishing, chemicals, or heavy process industry). * Strong knowledge of electrical fault finding and repair, including motors, drives, control circuits, and PLCs. * Good understanding of mechanical systems * Ability to read and interpret electrical and engineering drawings. * Excellent problem-solving and diagnostic skills. * Awareness of health, safety, and environmental compliance within a manufacturing/chemical environment. Desirable Skills * Able to showcase experience of working in an Industrial environment * PLC programming/modification experience. * Experience with lean manufacturing, TPM, or continuous improvement initiatives. Personal Attributes * Strong team player with good communication skills. * Self-motivated and able to work independently. * Flexible, adaptable, and able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. * Proactive approach to safety and continuous improvement. In this role, you will be expected to work 07:45 - 16:15 Monday to Thursday and 7am - 1pm on a Friday. In return you can expect a basic package of £40k - £45k dependant on previous experience. This vacancy is being advertised by AMF Recruitment Ltd, a specialist recruitment business supporting the manufacturing industry