Your Job
At Guardian Glass, we are continually looking for talented individuals to support our growth and help deliver world-class manufacturing performance. Our UK manufacturing site is based in Goole, East Yorkshire, where significant investment in new technology and plant upgrades has secured glass production for decades to come. Operating 24/7, the site produces some of the most advanced energy-efficient architectural glass products in the market today
We are seeking an experienced shift electrical engineer/technician to join our maintenance team. This role is critical to maintaining plant reliability, supporting operational performance, and driving continuous improvement across our electrical and control systems. The successful candidate will deliver both rapid response breakdown support and proactive maintenance activities to maximise equipment availability and safety.
Our Team
Reporting to the Shift Maintenance Manager, you will work closely with Production, Maintenance, Reliability and Engineering teams to ensure our assets operate safely, reliably and efficiently. You will play a key role in troubleshooting complex issues, supporting improvement projects, and identifying opportunities to eliminate recurring equipment failures.
What You Will Do
- Work under the rules of the Electrical and Mechanical safety systems, issuing certificates / permits as and when required.
- Identifying failure modes of electrical equipment and making recommendations to prevent further failures.
- Ensure all work complies with current electrical regulations and site standards.
- Diagnosing and repairing equipment breakdowns and returning the equipment to operations safely and in a reasonable timescale.
- Maintaining/fault finding on PLC/PC controlled automated systems.
- Accurately document breakdown causes, corrective actions and recommendations for future prevention
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance activities to improve equipment reliability and performance.
Who you are
- Candidates should possess a formal technical qualification in Electrical Engineering and be familiar with the 18th Edition IEE Regulations.
- Safety and control circuits, motor control, instrumentation, PLC's, and modern drives systems in a continuous process industry.
- Ability to communicate at all levels across the business to maintain/improve internal customer supplier relationships.
- A contribution mindset to identify opportunities to continually improve and transform as a business.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics and technical documentation.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a structured approach to root cause analysis.
- A proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement, reliability and operational excellence.
- Flexibility and resilience to perform effectively within a 24/7 shift operation
What do Guardian Industries offer?
- 4 on 4 off Shift pattern – days and nights
- Competitive Compensation Profile.
- 22 days annual leave increasing with service and plant performance.
- Contribution Pension Plan (salary sacrifice)
- Wellbeing Interventions – physiotherapy, podiatry
- Support for charity and family events
- Cycle to Work Scheme
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Who We Are
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.