Maintenance Engineer (Electrical)

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical)

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical) / Huntingdon / Full-time & Permanent

Aliaxis: We make life flow

What does that mean? If you think about it, fluids are needed in every place or process you can imagine - in every home, in every hospital, in every factory, in every farm, in every café… In fact, we rely on fluids everywhere and every day. That’s why Aliaxis are here to help create the safest, most effective, and reliable solutions for sustainable fluid management.

The Opportunity/Role

This is an excellent opportunity for an Maintenance Engineer to support the safe and efficient operation of manufacturing plant and equipment. Focusing on electrical systems, controls, and automation, the role will drive equipment reliability, fault resolution, and continuous improvement, while acting as the site SME for electrical and control systems. Responsibilities would include:

• Provide expert support for electrical, controls, and automation systems, including PLCs, drives, sensors, instrumentation, and machine safety equipment.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, repairs, and installations to maximise equipment reliability and performance.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed in compliance with health, safety, environmental, and company standards, including electrical isolation and LOTOTO procedures.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation enhancement, and root cause analysis initiatives to improve safety, efficiency, quality, and OEE.
• Support maintenance shutdowns, equipment upgrades, capital projects, and cross-functional engineering activities within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Shift & Pay

12 hour Panama shift pattern (inclusive of 12 hours day, night and weekend shifts)

Salary: £51,275.08 per annum + £9,400 shift allowance

Requirements

• Proven electrical, controls, and automation experience within a manufacturing environment, with strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering qualification (or equivalent apprenticeship); HNC/HND desirable.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, control drawings, and technical documentation.
• Experience with PLCs, drives, HMIs, and industrial automation systems would be advantageous.
• Strong focus on safety, continuous improvement, reliability, and preventative maintenance.
• Effective communicator with the ability to work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in plastic extrusion/injection moulding and qualifications such as 18th Edition, IPAF, or FLT are desirable.

Benefits

Holiday purchase scheme

Life Assurance 6x annual salary

Critical illness cover

Pension contribution up to 10%

Dental and healthcare cash plan

Enhanced parental leave

Great discounts on local retailers and restaurants

Fantastic Health & Wellbeing package including an Employee Assistance Programme and access to My Strength

Cycle to work scheme

Plus many more

Equal Opportunity Employer

Aliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds. We are committed to building and investing in a culture of belonging, where all our employees feel empowered, can be their true selves and are able to bring their best ideas forward and contribute to the company’s “Growth with Purpose” strategy.

For us, equity and belonging starts at the application step: whether it's offering flexibility in scheduling interviews, or ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment, we strive to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for all applicants. Should you have specific needs, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.