Shift Electrician

A5 Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £41,000pa, plus annual staff bonus scheme
Hours: 35 per week, Monday to Friday – two-shift rotation (6:00am–2:00pm / 2:00pm–10:00pm; Fri 6:00am–11:00am / 11:00am–4:00pm). No weekends.
Location: Leigh, Greater Manchester (on-site)

Are you a time-served electrician looking for a stable, permanent maintenance role with a proper work-life balance?

Our client is a well-established manufacturer in Leigh, and they are looking for a Shift Electrician to keep their plant and equipment running to regulatory and ISO standards. Monday to Friday, no weekends, and a genuinely strong benefits package.

The Role

• Carrying out repairs to electrical and electronic equipment in line with engineering standards and legislation (ISO, current wiring regs)
• Testing and inspecting electrical and electronic equipment to the testing timetable
• Supporting the Planned Preventative Maintenance system and driving a proactive, less reactive maintenance culture
• Carrying out in-house calibrations, and assisting with installation and maintenance on engineering projects
• Contributing to electrical and instrumentation drawings and documentation
• Assessing risk on all work, following the site Permit to Work system, and maintaining high housekeeping and HSE standards

What You’ll Need

• Time-served electrical apprenticeship or equivalent
• Electrical maintenance and installation experience, ideally in a manufacturing or heavy engineering environment
• Knowledge of AC drive control systems and the ability to read electrical drawings/schematics
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment working to deadlines
• Strong problem-solver, well organised, and a good communicator

Desirable: current wiring regulation certification and AutoCAD (not essential).

What’s on Offer

• £41,000 per annum + annual staff bonus scheme
• 35-hour week, Monday to Friday – no weekends
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (Christmas shutdown)
• Pension: 3% employee / 6% employer
• Life assurance (3× salary), company sick pay, employee assistance programme (EAP) and company events