Vacancy Detail
Electrical & Controls Engineer (E&I)
Talent STEM is recruiting an experienced Electrical & Controls Engineer (E&I) to join an established manufacturing business in Northumberland.
This is an excellent opportunity for an electrically qualified engineer with strong industrial maintenance experience and proven PLC fault-finding capabilities to join a well-established production facility.
We're particularly interested in engineers with a background in electrical maintenance, industrial control systems or electrical and instrumentation engineering. The successful candidate will be confident diagnosing complex electrical faults, working with automated production equipment and supporting plant reliability.
This is an electrically focused position rather than a general multi-skilled maintenance role.
What's on Offer?
- Salary package up to £57,500 per annum, including shift allowance.
- Permanent position with an established manufacturing business.
- Continental shift pattern.
- Opportunity to work with industrial automation and control systems.
- Ongoing training and technical development.
- Long-term career prospects within a stable manufacturing environment.
The Role
As an Electrical & Controls Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out planned and reactive electrical maintenance across industrial production equipment.
- Diagnosing electrical and control system faults to minimise production downtime.
- Using PLC diagnostic tools to investigate faults and identify issues within automated machinery.
- Fault-finding on electrical control panels, motors, drives, sensors and associated equipment.
- Maintaining electrical and instrumentation systems to ensure safe and reliable plant operation.
- Reading and interpreting electrical schematics and technical documentation.
- Supporting equipment installation, commissioning and improvement projects.
- Recording maintenance activities and contributing to improvements in equipment reliability.
- Working closely with engineering and production colleagues to resolve technical issues.
About You
We're looking for a technically capable engineer with a strong electrical background and practical experience working with industrial automation and control systems.
Essential requirements:
- Recognised electrical apprenticeship or equivalent electrical engineering qualification.
- Experience in an electrical maintenance, electrical controls or E&I engineering role within an industrial environment.
- Proven hands-on PLC fault-finding experience.
- Strong electrical diagnostic and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience maintaining and fault-finding on motors, drives, sensors and electrical control circuits.
- Ability to interpret electrical drawings and diagnose equipment faults independently.
- Experience working with planned and reactive maintenance activities.
Desirable experience:
- Experience with Siemens or Allen-Bradley PLC systems.
- Knowledge of variable-speed drives, inverters and industrial automation equipment.
- Experience with industrial communication networks.
- Exposure to instrumentation, control systems or process automation.
- Experience in chemical manufacturing, plastics, packaging or continuous-process production environments.
- Electrical installation, commissioning or equipment modification experience.
Interested?
If you're an experienced Electrical Engineer, Electrical & Controls Engineer, E&I Engineer or Electrical Technician with strong PLC fault-finding capabilities, we'd be keen to hear from you.
For further information or a confidential discussion, contact Talent STEM or submit your CV.
About Talent STEM
Talent STEM is a specialist recruitment consultancy supporting businesses across the chemical manufacturing, engineering, environmental and life sciences sectors.
With over 16 years of specialist recruitment experience, we work closely with employers throughout the UK, connecting skilled technical professionals with opportunities across engineering, operations, laboratory, quality and health, safety and environmental functions.
We pride ourselves on understanding the industries we recruit into and providing a professional, knowledgeable and straightforward recruitment service to both candidates and employers.
Location: Northumberland | Salary: £50000 - £57500 per year | Job type: Permanent | Posted: 16/10/2026
