Electrical engineer

Posted 11/05/2026 by Artemis Talent Solutions Ltd

Location:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Salary/Rate:
£50,000 - £53,000/annum + Overtime + Excellent Benefits

Electrical Engineer – Manufacturing

£53k + Shift Allowance + Overtime
🕒 Rotating Days & Nights Shift Pattern

Are you an electrically biased  engineer who enjoys fault finding in a fast-paced factory environment?

Do you thrive on keeping production running, solving breakdowns quickly and working on automated manufacturing machinery?

We’re recruiting for a well-established manufacturing business looking to strengthen its engineering team with an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working within a busy production environment and is comfortable working rotating days and nights shifts.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable company that genuinely values its engineers, invests in equipment and offers long-term career stability.

The Role:

Working as part of the site engineering team, you’ll be responsible for maintaining and improving a range of production and packaging machinery across the factory.

You’ll be heavily involved in:

  • Electrical fault finding and diagnostics
  • Reactive breakdown support
  • Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
  • Supporting production uptime and machine reliability
  • Continuous improvement activities
  • Working closely with production operators and fellow engineers

You’ll Be Working On:

  • Motors, drives and control panels
  • PLC-controlled machinery
  • Sensors, inverters and relays
  • Pneumatic and automated production equipment
  • High-speed manufacturing and packaging machinery

What We’re Looking For:

  • Electrically biased maintenance background
  • Experience working within a factory / manufacturing environment
  • Strong electrical fault-finding skills
  • Engineering qualification (NVQ, City & Guilds, HNC or equivalent)
  • Ability to work well under pressure in a production environment
  • Positive attitude and strong team ethic
  • Comfortable working rotating days and nights shifts

Ideal Backgrounds Could Include:

FMCG/Packaging/Printing/Food manufacturing//Automated production/General manufacturing

Why Apply?

Stable and growing manufacturer - Modern production environment

Strong engineering team culture - Plenty of overtime available

Long-term progression opportunities - Varied and hands-on engineering work

Engineers are genuinely valued on site!

If you’re an electrically biased engineer looking for a new challenge within manufacturing and enjoy working in a fast-moving factory environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Type:
Permanent
Contract Length:
Permanent
Job Reference:
KW2105C
Job ID:
225095187
Applications:
Less than 10

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