Job description
Shift Electrician
£48,000 + Training + Benefits
Location: Dalbeattie - Commutable from Dumfries, Castle Douglas, Barnbarroch
Are you an electrically biased Maintenance Engineer ready to take ownership of critical plant systems and accelerate your career across a complex, high-performing industrial environment?
This is your opportunity to step into a role where your electrical expertise directly impacts production, reliability, and continuous improvement across a large-scale, multi-process site. Joining the 5th largest timber company in the world, you'll be part of a business that is investing heavily in its UK operations-modernising equipment, upgrading infrastructure, and pushing for world-class engineering standards.
Due to sustained growth and major site development, they're looking for an Electrical Engineer who thrives in a plant environment-someone who enjoys fault finding under pressure, improving system performance, and expanding into a truly multi-skilled engineer.
Working alongside an experienced engineering team, you'll be hands-on with a wide range of industrial systems across sawmilling, timber treatment, and biomass energy operations. From maintaining and optimising PLC-controlled machinery to driving reliability improvements and reducing downtime, your role will be central to keeping the plant running at peak efficiency.
This isn't just a maintenance role-it's a platform to build long-term expertise in heavy industry. You'll benefit from structured training, exposure to diverse plant systems, and clear progression pathways within a global organisation that values its engineers.
If you're looking to future-proof your career, deepen your technical skillset, and play a key role in a modern industrial plant environment-this is the move.
The Role
- Repairing Mechanical, Pneumatic and Electromechanical Machinery.
- Installation of machine parts such as valves, pumps, and motors.
- Carrying out planned maintenance checks, finding and fixing any faults.
- Responding to emergency breakdowns on our production lines.
- 4 on 4 of Shift
The Person
- Electrical engineering background (any industrial or manufacturing environment)
- Strong hands-on electrical maintenance and fault-finding experience
Reference Number: BBBH271604
To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Christopher Palmer at Rise Technical Recruitment.
Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.
We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.
