Job Title: Plant Engineer (Electrical)
Business Unit: Tata Steel Strip Products UK
Department: Hot Rolled Products
Location: Port Talbot
Salary Range: Competitive (Band E)
Closing Date: 21/08/26
We believe our strength is not just within our steel, but also in the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.
The Role
We are currently recruiting for a Plant Engineer (Electrical) within our Hot Rolled Products department. Within the role, you will support the Section Engineer with the coordination of the area’s engineering activities and implementation of appropriate engineering standards to drive continuously improving manufacturing performance, to deliver our Annual Plan. The incumbent of the role will continuously develop and implement a cost-effective preventative maintenance regime in line with the maintenance strategy for the Works Area.
You will support and drive the failure analysis processes and ensure that all engineering activities are carried out in line with the standards and strategy for the Works Area (e.g. management of spares, management of contractors, budget management, engineering standards & procedures)
What we’re looking for?
As an Plant Engineer (Electrical), you’ll hold solid experience in fast paced heavy industrial manufacturing activities. You will be qualified to a minimum HNC and ideally HND/Degree level. You’ll hold a demonstrable background of an electrical engineering discipline, continuous improvement processes, preventative maintenance techniques, planning and implementing maintenance stops, reacting to faults & breakdowns and dealing with contractors.
As part of the role, you will showcase good working knowledge and experience in:
- AC & DC electrical drives
- Electrical power distribution networks up to 11kV
- PLCs (fault finding and programming) - GEM 80 / Siemens S7 / Allen Bradley
- Electrical fault finding and repair
- Reading circuitry schematics
- 18th Edition wiring regs
- Compliance Topics such as DSEAR, PUWER & COSHH
- RA/SWP’s.
- I&I Techniques and practises.
We require applicants to have the ability to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills and be computer literate. The ability to work without close supervision, yet under pressure and to tight timescales is essential.
Ready to make a difference?
For more information or for an informal discussion please contact: [email protected]
Please note: You may use AI tools to help prepare your application. However, all information must be accurate and based on your own experience. We value genuine, honest responses that reflect who you are.
What we can offer you
Tata Steel UK offers their employees significant benefits packages. For this role, you will benefit from:
- A market competitive salary
- 35 days holidays per annum
- Annual Pay Review
- Quarterly Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance
- Private Healthcare Scheme (Individual cover)
- One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites, an employee assistance programme as well as Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services.
Why us?
Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.
Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today.
Tata Steel in the UK is committed to our ambition of reducing energy consumption and to becoming a carbon neutral steelmaker by 2045, to find out more about our journey click here Stoves cooking less carbon – YouTube
To learn more about who we are and what we can offer our future employees, please click on the link to watch the following video: Tata Steel – A place you can thrive – YouTube
Skills Required
- Minimum HNC in relevant discipline (HND/Degree preferred)
- Proven experience in heavy industrial/fast-paced manufacturing environments
- Demonstrable background in electrical engineering discipline
- Experience with AC and DC electrical drives
- Knowledge of electrical power distribution up to 11kV
- PLCs fault finding and programming experience (GEM 80 / Siemens S7 / Allen Bradley)
- Electrical fault finding and repair; ability to read circuit schematics
- Familiarity with 18th Edition wiring regulations
- Knowledge of compliance frameworks: DSEAR, PUWER, COSHH; RA/SWPs
- Experience with preventative maintenance, planning maintenance stops and reacting to breakdowns
- Good communication, organisational skills and computer literacy
- Ability to work without close supervision under pressure to tight timescales
What We Do
We produce high quality differentiated steel products for the construction, automotive, packaging and engineering markets While steel itself presents us with endless possibilities, these can only be unlocked through our people, who continually challenge the status quo while searching for further improvements by innovating, sharing and learning together with our customers. What we have in common is a deep sense of curiosity and a pioneering spirit, a combination which holds the key to our creativity and resourcefulness. More than any other steelmaker, we immerse ourselves in our customers’ and we actively engage with the communities in which we operate. We are passionate about preserving our planet and taking care of our communities, and we make sure we source our raw materials as well as producing and transporting our steel in a responsible and ever more sustainable way.
