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Location: LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort, Windsor, SL4 4AY
Hours: Shift patterns (Early Shifts & Late Shifts) will be discussed at interview
Contract Type: Permanent, Salaried
Here at the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort our 2025 season is in full swing, and we are recruiting for an Electrical Engineer to join our AWESOME Technical Services Team! We will be responsible for completing a variety of planned (PPM’s) and reactive maintenance across our PLC‑controlled rides and attractions. A key element of this role is to ensure that our rides and attractions have a 99% technical ride availability.
Our Electrical Engineers will undertake ride start‑up tasks each morning, ensuring our rides are safe, secure and can operate efficiently with the relevant documentation completed accurately and in line with departmental procedures. Throughout the operational day you will respond to any unplanned ride downtime, carry out fault finding and continuously champion health and safety best practice.
This unique and skilled role gives you the opportunity to interact with resort guests so naturally you’ll be approachable, enthusiastic about our brand and keen to share resort recommendations with guests of all ages.
Qualifications & Experience
* Qualified to a City & Guild or NVQ level 2 or equivalent within an Electrical Engineering / Technician discipline
* Experience of fault finding and use of programmable logic controls (PLC’s) such as Siemens, Omron, Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi
* Experience of working within a heavy industrial / automated environment such as FMCG, Manufacturing, Logistics, Airport or Theme Park
* Knowledge and practical experience of various motor controls including inverters
* Able to read and understand electrical drawings
* Experience of PPM Systems of Work
Benefits
* 40% discount off LEGO® sets and products on the online LEGO Store!
* Merlin Magic Pass: 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world!
* 25% discount in Merlin retail shops and restaurants
* Staff discount codes for Merlin Annual Passes to gift to loved ones
* Private pension scheme
* Life assurance scheme
* Employee assistance programme
* Access to Perks at Work – 30,000+ national & local employee discounts
* Free staff parking
* Ongoing training & development
About The LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort
We are looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our AWESOME team at the UK’s favourite children’s theme park – LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort. The Resort is home to three awesome LEGO themed Hotels and a host of rides, shows and attractions built around the iconic LEGO® brick, and is located on 150 acres of beautiful parkland.
About Merlin
A job with Merlin isn’t like a job anywhere else. With attractions around the world, from rollercoasters to wax figures, we don’t trade in suits, handshakes or briefcases. We trade in fun – smiles, shrieks, spine‑tingles, memories and magic, with passionate, dedicated people as our core.
If you have any questions or require reasonable adjustments because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at jobs@legoland.co.uk and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.
Pay Range
Competitive
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