Electrical Maintenance Technician
Location: Newport, South Wales
Salary: £37,500 – £45,000 DOE
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
What’s in it for you:
1. 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
2. Option to buy additional holiday
3. Pension: 5% employee / 10% employer
4. Private healthcare (BUPA)
5. On-site gym
6. Electric bike scheme
Role Overview:
An opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join a modern manufacturing facility in Newport. You’ll join a multi-disciplined engineering team, supporting electrical systems across a busy, high-performance manufacturing site.
You’ll play a key role in planned maintenance, fault finding, improvement work and responding to breakdowns safely and efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
7. Maintain and support electrical equipment across the site
8. Fault find and repair breakdowns in collaboration with other disciplines
9. Carry out Root Cause Analysis and support equipment reliability improvements
10. Specify and order electrical equipment and consumables
11. Support continuous improvement, cost-down and productivity initiatives
12. Prepare basic design, test, and maintenance documentation
13. Liaise with suppliers and manage contractors on site when required
What we are looking for:
14. HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
15. Strong electrical safety knowledge (PTW, Risk Assessments, Management of Change)
16. PLC fault finding and programming (Allen Bradley, Siemens)
17. Experience with AC & DC drives
18. Ability to read electrical drawings and P&IDs
19. SAP Plant Maintenance experience desirable
20. Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills
Apply!
If this sounds like the career move for you click apply to send your CV, or if you have any questions, please contact Kirk at Pertemps Cardiff 07483 300 894.