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Shift Electrician - Earn up to 80,000 | Effectively Only Work Six Months of the Year
Location: Near Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire (commutable from Buxton, Macclesfield, Stockport, Sheffield, and North Derbyshire)
Earnings Potential: Up to 80,000 per year
Breakdown:
Base Salary: 38,000-45,000
Shift Allowance: 8,808
Overtime: 130% (rota days) and 160% (rest days) - many electricians take advantage of overtime to boost total earnings to 70K-80K+
Shifts: 12-hour rotating day/night pattern, 10-week cycle with 17 consecutive rest days - meaning you effectively work only six months per year
The Opportunity
If you are an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer or Shift Electrician looking for exceptional pay, world-class training, and genuine work-life balance, this is the opportunity you have been waiting for.
You will join a major UK industrial manufacturer operating one of the most advanced heavy process plants in the country.
As part of a skilled shift maintenance team, you'll take responsibility for ensuring the electrical integrity, reliability, and safety of a large-scale automated process facility running 24/7.
This is a permanent, long-term opportunity within a company known for internal promotion, investment in training, and first-class employee development.
Why This Role Stands Out
- Earnings Potential to 80,000+ - with base, shift allowance, overtime, and bonus combined.
- Work-Life Balance: 17 rest days every 10-week cycle means you'll effectively work just half the year - while earning a full year's salary (and more).
- Career Growth: Structured development pathways into Senior Electrician, Electrical Engineer, and Maintenance Coordinator roles.
- Training & Upskilling: Access to HV authorisation, ATEX/CompEx, automation systems (Siemens/FLS), and process control training.
- Job Security: Join a global, market-leading manufacturing group continuing to invest in automation, sustainability, and people.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out preventive and reactive maintenance, fault finding, and repair across a large-scale automated plant.
- Diagnose and repair electrical and control system faults to minimise downtime.
- Support commissioning, upgrades, and plant improvement projects.
- Ensure compliance with electrical and safety standards (BS7671, PUWER, DSEAR, ATEX).
- Collaborate with production and mechanical teams to optimise reliability and plant performance.
About You
- Qualified to NVQ Level 3 / ONC / HNC in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations certification.
- Experience in industrial, process, or manufacturing environments such as chemicals, energy, utilities, metals, food, or heavy engineering.
- Skilled in fault finding, electrical diagnostics, and control systems (PLCs, MCCs, drives, inverters).
- Strong UK statutory safety awareness and comfortable working autonomously on rotating 12-hour shifts.
- Hold UK right to work, including dependent visa holders already working within UK industry. UK electrical engineering work experience essential.
Rewards & Benefits
- Base Salary: 38,000-45,000
- Shift Allowance: 8,808 (paid weekly)
- Overtime: Paid at 130% (rota days) and 160% (rest days) - significant additional earning potential
- Bonus: 8-12% annual company performance bonus
- Pension & Benefits: Excellent contributory pension and full benefits package
- Training: Continuous technical and safety development with a focus on long-term career growth
- Lifestyle Flexibility: Only effectively working six months a year with 17-day breaks every cycle
Who Would Suit This Role
This opportunity is ideal for qualified electricians currently working in:
- Chemical, energy, utilities, metals, glass, plastics, or food manufacturing or similar
- Automotive or heavy industrial production environments
- Ex-forces or ex-utilities engineers with transferable process control experience
How to Apply
If you are a motivated, qualified electrician seeking a technically rewarding role with outstanding earning potential and a lifestyle that offers balance and security, we want to hear from you.
Apply now for a confidential discussion by emailing your CV, quoting LX (phone number removed)
