We’re working with a large pan-European manufacturing business, which operates 7 days a week, that is actively seeking to add an experienced Multiskilled Maintenance Electrician to join its site Manufacturing Engineering Support teams.
Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrically bias)
40 hours per week - Monday to Friday based on Double Day shift – 6am-2pm/2pm-10pm
Participation in weekend On Call Rota (approx 1 in 5).
Location: nr Chippenham, Wiltshire
Salary: Circa £40,000 plus £4k on call allowance
The position's responsibilities are:
* Reactive Maintenance on automated production machinery
* Pre-planned Maintenance (PPM) - Input to and carry out preventive maintenance routines
* Mechanical fault finding
* Electrical fault finding with and without diagrams (three phase and control systems)
* Small installation projects
* Continuous Improvement to maintain optimal machine efficiency
* To keep clean any areas in which you are working, including transit areas to and from the workshop, the workshop and stores
* Support the Operations team in achieving targets
* Complying to the company’s Health and Safety policies and procedures
* Contributing to cost effective technical solutions
* Deliver to the operational expectations
* Be part of a weekend call-out rota
To be successful, we would like you to have:
* A recognised industrial Electrical qualification 18th Edition and Level 3 Electrical Engineering qualification (City & Guilds, NVQ or equivalent)
* Have experience working as a Shift Electrician or as a dedicated Electrical Engineer in a Manufacturing environment.
* Experience in the print, packaging or associated industries would be great but is not essential. But experience in a manufacturing or industrial automation environment is critical.
* Strong electrical fault-finding skill in particular on PLC’s, drives and inverters
* Excellent fault finding and diagnostic skills
* Ability to read and interpret engineering diagrams
* Experience with maintenance PPM and RM programmes.
* Ideally experience working a buddy system with a Mechanical Engineer.
* Have good communication, organisational and team work skills.
* Self motivation, ability to apply initiative and determination.
Specific training where required will be provided, OEM suppliers and via remote modem diagnostic support from the OEM.
This is a great opportunity to join a leading manufacturer in a key electrical engineering role. Working on large scale machinery in a time-sensitive manufacturing environment.
Unfortunately, we are not able to provide sponsorship at this stage