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Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Location: Barry
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Monday – Friday, 40 hours including 1 in 4 Saturdays
The Role
We are looking for a skilled Electrical Maintenance Engineer to maintain and improve plant equipment, ensuring maximum uptime and efficiency. You’ll carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), respond to breakdowns, and support continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Perform electrical maintenance and fault finding safely
* Respond to breakdowns to minimise downtime
* Work with PLCs, drives, motors, sensors, and control panels
* Complete PPM tasks and maintain accurate records
* Support installation and commissioning of equipment
* Identify and implement reliability improvements
About You
* Time-served Electrical Apprentice
* 18th Edition qualification (desirable)
* Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments
* Strong fault-finding skills (PLCs, inverters, control systems)
* Ability to read electrical schematics
* Proactive, team-focused, and safety-conscious
Why Join Us?
* Supportive and collaborative engineering team
* Hands‑on role with varied equipment
* Opportunity to improve plant performance
* Ongoing training and development
Who we are:
BSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallets. We market 35 million saplings annually through the country’s leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the country.
BSW operates as a collection of experts – an interconnected circle, where everyone and everything works together, allowing the business to constantly innovate as our people thrive. With an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting‑edge practices to supply the diverse demands of the UK, helping to build sustainable worlds.
What you will receive in return:
* Pension Scheme
* Employee Discount Hub
* Refer‑a‑friend
* Free fruit provided on site
Think you have what it takes? If so, we want to hear from you. Send your CV and covering letter, telling us what you can bring to this role.
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