Overview
Electrical Maintenance Engineer role supporting production machinery, assembly lines and equipment to maximise uptime. Work within safety, quality, delivery, cost and environmental objectives, adhering to site procedures.
Responsibilities
* Perform fault-finding and diagnosis on a range of Siemens PLC controlled equipment.
* Carry out planned preventative maintenance on pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, CNC machines and robots in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations and industry standard practices.
* Be responsible for recording all work undertaken.
* Analyse and resolve electrical faults and repairs, driving for continuous improvements to machinery.
* Follow safety procedures and risk assessments.
* Work alongside other Maintenance Engineers to combine initiative and enthusiasm with a sound understanding of electrical and mechanical issues.
* Work with Vendors, Production and Process Engineering teams to ensure optimum uptime and improvements to machines.
Requirements / Qualifications
* Essential: Recognised Engineering Craft Apprenticeship and ONC (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering.
* Essential: PC literate; ability to work under pressure; part of a team; effective multitasker with a "can do" attitude.
* Experience: Previous employment in an Electrical Maintenance Engineering role.
* Experience with preventive maintenance, fault-finding, and diagnosis of faults on pneumatics, hydraulics, servo motors & drives, spindles, encoders, ABB & FANUC Robots, PLC and CNC machines and assembly lines (ideally).
* Understanding of Profibus systems.
* Siemens S7 PLC (preferred but not essential as training can be provided), Solution line, Power Line, 840D and Automation Drive experience.
* Excellent communication skills; Technical cross-shift handover / line up.
* Experience of using electrical technical manuals and drawings.
Salary & Shift Pattern
* Salary: Basic annual £46,587.88 per year (potential earnings up to £59,399.54 as detailed in shift pattern information).
* Shift information: FHTL operates across various shift patterns aligned with production requirements (day shift, 3-shift, 2-shift, 6DC & 7DC patterns). All shifts except day shift incur a shift premium.
* Example potential earnings when working across a 3-shift pattern can be up to £59,399.54 per year.
* Please note that working specific shifts or achieving maximum earning potential is not guaranteed.
About the Employer
GPW Recruitment is partnering with Ford Halewood Transmissions Ltd (FHTL) in Halewood. Ford Halewood Transmission Limited (FHTL) develops and manufactures transmissions with an employee workforce of circa 600 people. The plant has a proud 60-year history as a local employer and is investing up to £230 million to transform it to build electric power units for future Ford all-electric vehicles. FHTL is seeking Electrical Maintenance Engineers to support the business. Electrical Maintenance Engineers play a pivotal role in maintaining and repairing production machinery, assembly lines and equipment to ensure maximum uptime, following FHTL procedures to meet Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Environmental objectives.
Salary details for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer within FHTL:
* Basic annual salary £46,587.88 (all-inclusive of holidays).
* Annual holidays: 33 days (25 vacation & 8 bank holidays) as part of holiday allowance.
Benefits
* Free on-site gym facility inclusive of a sauna and steam room (outside of working hours).
* Employee assistance programmes: weekly appointments for services such as massages, classes, nutrition advice, yoga, chiropody, reiki and head massages (outside of working hours).
* On-site physiotherapy and occupational health department to support health and wellbeing.
* Competitive pension scheme (company contributes up to 12% after employee contributions).
* £750 annual attendance bonus (subject to company T&Cs).
* Access Ford Privilege scheme - discount on Ford vehicles.
* Generous holiday allowance of 25 days (plus set shutdown dates).
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