Senior Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical/Electrical) – Electrical Bias
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 + Shift Allowance + Benefits (Total package circa £50,000)
Monday-Friday
I am recruiting an experienced Senior Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join a leading manufacturing business. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled engineer with strong electrical bias to support production through effective maintenance and team leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
Support and guide maintenance engineers and TPM engineers in daily tasks
Collaborate closely with technical support, quality, and manufacturing teams
Promote safe working practices and maintain a clean, healthy working environment
Work with specialist equipment and support new machine introductions
Carry out routine, preventative, and breakdown maintenance on automated production lines
Perform fault finding across electrical, robotics, PLC, HMI, servo motors, and drives
Lead continuous improvement activities on production equipment
Skills & Experience Required:
Minimum 10 years’ maintenance experience in mechanical and electrical engineering
Strong CNC experience (mechanical & electrical)
PLC trained with experience in Fanuc robots and servo motors/drives
Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings
HNC Electrical/Electronic qualification or higher
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Able to work on own initiative and collaboratively within a team
Awareness of health and safety regulations
Willing to work a double day shift pattern, with weekend and shutdown maintenance support as needed
Benefits:
Competitive salary with shift allowance
Holiday – 25 days plus 8 bank holidays
Overtime opportunities (regular)
Life assurance (2x cover)
Auto-enrolment pension scheme
Potential quarterly bonus (£1,100 per year)
25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
Employee assistance programme and discount schemes
Hours:
Double day shift pattern:
Week 1: Mon-Thurs 6am–2pm, Fri 6am–11am
Week 2: Mon-Thurs 2pm–10pm, Fri 11am–4pm