Electrical Maintenance Technician

Job Type
Permanent
Location
Harlow, Essex
Salary
Negotiable
Job Ref
BBBH185475_1785950705
Date Added
August 5th, 2026
Consultant
Julia McCabe

Job Title: Electrical Maintenance Technician

Location: Harlow, Essex
Job Type: Permanent

Shift: 12-hour day shifts on a 2-week cycle. 7am - 7pm

SRG are currently looking for a skilled Electrical Engineering Technician to join a high-performing maintenance team within a process manufacturing environment. This role focuses on delivering both preventative and reactive maintenance, ensuring high levels of plant reliability and operational performance.

You'll play a key role in troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving site equipment while working closely with production and engineering teams in a fast-paced setting.

Key Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

  • Perform planned and breakdown maintenance on a range of process and plant equipment
  • Diagnose faults and carry out effective and timely repairs to minimise downtime
  • Ensure all maintenance activities comply with safety, environmental, and operational standards
  • Accurately complete maintenance logs, job cards, and CMMS records (e.g. SAP)
  • Support equipment reliability and plant availability targets
  • Assist with maintenance planning, parts identification, and stock control
  • Liaise with engineering, maintenance, and production teams to ensure smooth operations
  • Provide clear shift handovers and communicate ongoing work effectively
  • Support and oversee external contractors when required

Criteria:

  • Apprenticeship or Level 3 NVQ in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
  • Qualified to 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
  • CompEx certification (minimum ExF) - ideally Ex01-Ex06
  • Experience with Control & Instrumentation (C&I) is highly desirable
  • Strong experience in fault finding and problem solving on industrial equipment
  • Good working knowledge of process machinery and plant systems.

If interested, please apply or contact Julia for more information:

0161 667 1803

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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