Job Title: Electrical / Automation (Cranes)
Location: Port Talbot, SA13
Salary: Competitive
Closing Date: 30th August 2026
Interviews to be conducted w/c: 31 st August 2026
We believe that our strength is not just in our steel but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.
The Role
We currently have an opportunity for two Electrical / Automation Engineers to join our plant in Port Talbot, with one position within the Asset Improvement Team and one within the Electrical Maintenance Team.
Reporting to either the Section Engineer - Asset Improvement or Section Engineer - Electrical, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, availability, maintainability and safety of production-critical crane assets across the Port Talbot site. Working within a multidisciplinary engineering environment, you will provide specialist electrical and automation expertise to support the ongoing operation, maintenance and improvement of a diverse range of crane systems and associated equipment.
The successful candidates will be responsible for analysing asset performance, identifying reliability improvement opportunities, supporting root cause failure investigations, and delivering engineering solutions that reduce risk, improve operational performance and extend asset life. The roles will work closely with maintenance, planning, operations and project teams to ensure engineering improvements are effectively implemented and deliver measurable business benefits.
The Asset Improvement role will focus on long-term reliability, lifecycle management, asset strategy development and capital improvement projects, while the Maintenance role will focus on supporting operational maintenance activities, fault elimination, equipment performance and sustaining safe, reliable operations.
Responsibilities with this position will include but not be limited to:
Asset Reliability & Engineering Support
- Reporting to either the Section Engineer - Asset Improvement or Section Engineer - Electrical, support the safe, reliable and efficient operation of production-critical crane assets across the Port Talbot site.
- Analyse asset performance, maintenance history, and condition monitoring data to identify improvement opportunities.
- Support root cause investigations into significant failures and recurring defects, ensuring effective corrective actions are implemented.
- Develop engineering solutions to improve asset reliability, availability, maintainability and lifecycle performance.
- Support refurbishment, modernisation and life-extension programmes for crane electrical and automation systems.
- Provide technical support for equipment failures, maintenance activities and operational issues.
Electrical & Automation Systems
- Provide specialist support for crane electrical systems, motors, variable speed drives, instrumentation, PLCs and control systems.
- Support fault finding, diagnostics and performance optimisation activities.
- Contribute to maintenance strategy development and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support control system modifications, software changes and equipment upgrades through the Management of Change process.
Governance, Projects & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, engineering standards and safe working procedures.
- Develop and review technical documentation, specifications, risk assessments and engineering reports.
- Support the delivery of SRE and CAPEX projects from concept through to commissioning.
- Provide technical expertise and guidance during the specification, procurement, installation and commissioning of new crane assets and major asset improvement projects, ensuring alignment with safety, reliability and operational requirements.
- Work collaboratively with operations, maintenance, planning and contractor teams to achieve business objectives.
- Identify opportunities to improve safety, reliability, productivity, energy efficiency and cost performance
The Candidate
Some of the key attributes we are looking for in applicants include:
- HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Automation Engineering or a related discipline, ideally supported by a recognised apprenticeship.
- Proven technical knowledge within a heavy industrial, manufacturing or process industry environment.
- Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems, motors, variable speed drives, instrumentation and control systems.
- Experience of PLC-based control systems such as Siemens, Rockwell, ABB or similar platforms.
- Experience with crane electrical systems, lifting equipment and associated automation systems would be advantageous.
- Experience in reliability improvement techniques such as RCA, RCM, FMEA and condition monitoring.
- Working knowledge of LOLER, PUWER, Electricity at Work Regulations, Permit-to-Work systems and safe systems of work.
- Experience delivering engineering improvements, reliability projects, equipment upgrades or CAPEX projects.
- Experience using SAP or equivalent Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
- Strong analytical, fault-finding, problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Understanding of contractor management and Management of Change processes.
- Ideally IOSH qualified.
Knowledge of functional safety systems, industrial communications networks and modern automation technologies would be advantageous.
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Role Specific Focus
Asset Improvement Engineer
- Develop and implement asset reliability and lifecycle improvement strategies.
- Lead engineering studies, root cause investigations and reliability improvement initiatives.
- Support refurbishment, modernisation and CAPEX investment projects.
- Drive asset performance improvements through data analysis and condition monitoring.
Electrical Maintenance Engineer
- Provide technical leadership and support to maintenance teams.
- Drive fault elimination and equipment performance improvements.
- Support maintenance planning, execution and optimisation activities.
Ensure electrical and automation assets remain safe, compliant and operationally effective.
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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
