Electrical Maintenance Technician

Are you an Electrical Maintenance Technician looking to join a growing advanced manufacturing business where you'll play a key role in maintaining and improving production equipment?

We're partnering with an innovative Birmingham-based technology manufacturer seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of production machinery, specialist equipment, and site services.

This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically biased maintenance professional who enjoys fault finding, continuous improvement, and working within a collaborative manufacturing environment.

What's on offer:

• Annual Salary £30k pa
• 10% employer pension contribution
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible working arrangements
• Long-term career progression within a rapidly growing business

The business

Our client is a pioneering advanced manufacturing company developing innovative technologies for sustainable industrial applications.

With ambitious growth plans, significant investment, and a collaborative culture, the business offers the opportunity to make a real impact whilst building a long-term career within a highly specialised sector.

The role

As an Electrical Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities, supporting equipment reliability, and minimising downtime across the manufacturing operation.

Working closely with production and engineering teams, you will support fault finding, repairs, installations, and continuous improvement activities while ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard.

Key responsibilities:

• Carry out planned and reactive electrical maintenance across manufacturing equipment and site services
• Diagnose faults and undertake repairs to minimise production downtime
• Read and interpret electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
• Support the installation, testing, and commissioning of new equipment
• Maintain motors, drives, sensors, and industrial control systems
• Assist with continuous improvement and equipment reliability initiatives
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation
• Ensure compliance with site health, safety, and quality standards

What we're looking for:

• Relevant electrical qualification, apprenticeship, or equivalent experience
• Experience within a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
• Experience working with motors, drives, sensors, and industrial control systems
• Good understanding of health and safety requirements and safe systems of work
• Strong organisational and record-keeping skills
• A proactive, reliable, and team-oriented approach

Desirable experience:

• Knowledge of PLC systems, fault finding, and basic programming
• Experience supporting equipment installations and commissioning projects
• Experience within advanced manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, metals, process, or industrial sectors
• Experience driving continuous improvement and reliability initiatives

Location

Primarily based at the company's Birmingham site in Tyseley, with occasional travel to a second Birmingham location as required. Candidates should be flexible and willing to work across both sites depending on business needs.

Apply

If you're looking to join an innovative and rapidly growing manufacturing business where you'll play a key role in maintaining critical equipment and supporting future growth, we'd love to hear from you.

G&P is a world-leading quality management services provider, supporting manufacturers in the automotive, defence, aerospace and industrial sectors, and their associated supply chains, to transform quality and efficiency levels.

With over 30 years of experience, we provide tailored solutions through senior management support and expert personnel from our dedicated talent division. Through our award-winning engineering, technical, inspection and talent services, we help businesses minimise risk, maximise performance and achieve operational excellence.

Operating from strategic hubs in six countries, we continue to grow across new sectors, always focused on eliminating disruptions and supporting our clients’ drive to zero defects.

G&P is an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.