Electrical Maintenance Technician

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Technician

Location: Newport, South Wales

Salary: £37,500 – £45,000 DOE

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm

Contract: Full-time, Permanent

What’s in it for you:

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to buy additional holiday
• Pension: 5% employee / 10% employer
• Private healthcare (BUPA)
• On-site gym
• Electric bike scheme

Role Overview:

An opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join a modern manufacturing facility in Newport. You’ll be part of a multi-disciplined engineering team, supporting electrical systems within a high-volume production environment supplying the automotive sector.

You’ll play a key role in planned maintenance, fault finding, improvement work, and responding to breakdowns safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and support electrical equipment across the site
• Fault find and repair breakdowns in collaboration with other disciplines
• Carry out Root Cause Analysis and support equipment reliability improvements
• Specify and order electrical equipment and consumables
• Support continuous improvement, cost-down and productivity initiatives
• Prepare basic design, test, and maintenance documentation
• Liaise with suppliers and manage contractors on site when required

What we are looking for:

• HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Strong electrical safety knowledge (PTW, Risk Assessments, Management of Change)
• PLC fault finding and programming (Allen Bradley, Siemens)
• Experience with AC & DC drives
• Ability to read electrical drawings and P&IDs
• SAP Plant Maintenance experience desirable
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills

Apply!

If this sounds like the career move for you click apply to send your CV, or if you have any questions, please contact Kirk at Pertemps Cardiff, 07483 300 894.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Newport

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

04-02-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English