Job Title: Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding)
Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding)
Term: Permanent, Full-Time
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Working Hours
* Monday–Thursday: 08:00–16:00 (flexible start available)
* Friday: Early finish (1pm)
* Total: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Diss, IP21
Salary: Up to £50,000
We are delighted to be working with a well‑established manufacturing business to recruit a Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding) for their day‑shift engineering team.
This Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding) position offers a hands‑on environment, strong work‑life balance, and the opportunity to play a key role within a stable, supportive engineering function.
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Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding) – Role Overview
This role will suit an experienced Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding) who is confident working on manufacturing machinery and comfortable fault‑finding across PLC‑controlled systems.
As a Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding), you will act as a key escalation point on site, supporting more complex faults and helping drive reliability improvements across production equipment.
While this is not a programming role, the successful Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding) will be expected to confidently use PLCs and HMIs to diagnose faults and support troubleshooting independently.
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Key Responsibilities
* Act as an escalation point for complex electrical faults
* Carry out hands‑on electrical fault‑finding on manufacturing machinery
* Use PLCs and HMIs to diagnose issues (inputs/outputs, sensors, logic)
* Support planned and reactive maintenance activities
* Work on motors, drives, control panels, and automated equipment
* Support continuous improvement and reliability initiatives
* Provide technical support to other engineers on site
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Qualifications &; Experience
* Proven experience as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in a manufacturing environment
* Strong background working on production machinery and automated systems
* Confident fault‑finding electrical issues in live environments
* Comfortable using PLCs and HMIs for fault diagnosis and troubleshooting
* Experience with drives, motors, sensors, and control panels
* Ability to work independently and take ownership of problems
* Qualifications beneficial but hands‑on experience is prioritised
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Personal Attributes
* Hands‑on and practical approach
* Logical and structured fault‑finding mindset
* Calm under pressure in a production environment
* Team‑focused and supportive
* Keen to learn and develop technically
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Salary &; Benefits
* Salary up to £50,000
* Early finish every Friday
* Day‑based role – no on‑call
* Flexible working hours
* Private healthcare
* Ongoing training and development
* Stable and supportive engineering team
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Interview Process
* One‑stage, face‑to‑face interview
* Site tour included
* Focus on practical fault‑finding approach
* Initial technical discussion including PLC troubleshooting
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If you’re an experienced Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Fault Finding) looking for a role where you can stay hands‑on, solve problems, and be a key technical support on site, we’d love to hear from you.
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INDMAN
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