Overview
Job Title: Electrical Maintenance Technician
Location: Loughborough
Duration: Permanent
Hours: 07:00 to 16:00 Monday to Thursday, 07:00 to 13:00 Friday
Salary: Up to 40k
Job Summary
Responsible for overseeing and performing advanced maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting tasks to ensure that equipment, machinery, and systems operate effectively and efficiently in the manufacturing and commercial environment. This role also involves leading and mentoring apprentices and maintenance technicians while assisting with planning and executing maintenance programs, breakdown, diagnosing, troubleshooting, and repairing mechanical, electrical, and other technical issues, as well as performing preventative maintenance to minimise downtime.
Responsibilities
* Stand-in for Lead Technician/Chargehand when they are not on site.
* Mentor apprentices and new starters to the department.
* Diagnose and troubleshoot issues with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
* Perform repairs on a wide range of equipment, including vacuum plants, oil processing equipment, FLTs, compressed air systems, lighting and production machinery.
* Conduct emergency repairs to minimise production downtime.
* Execute routine maintenance schedules to ensure optimal performance of equipment and legal compliance.
* Inspect equipment and systems regularly for signs of wear or malfunction.
* Maintain detailed maintenance records and logs using Idhammar database.
* Install new equipment and systems according to technical manuals and safety guidelines.
* Assist with upgrading or retrofitting existing equipment to improve performance or meet new operational needs.
* Provide technical assistance and training to operators and other staff.
* Collaborate with engineers and other professionals to optimise equipment performance.
* Ensure all maintenance activities adhere to company policies and safety regulations.
* Perform risk assessments and ensure the safe operation of equipment during maintenance.
* Report and address potential safety hazards using the company’s SIO reporting system.
* All employees have a legal duty to take reasonable care for health and safety and to observe relevant systems and methods of working.
* Ensure all data protection activities of personal and special category data pertaining to current employees, customers, and all other external stakeholders are done in line with the company’s Data Protection Policy.
* The job description is not exclusive or exhaustive; you may be required to undertake various duties as reasonably required by the Company.
Qualifications
* Electrical apprenticeship
* NVQ3, ONC or City & Guilds qualification
* Proven track record in a similar role
* HNC (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering
Skills
* Strong guidance and mentoring skills
* Effective communication
* Problem-solving and decision-making aptitude under pressure
* Ability to manage multiple priorities and allocate resources efficiently
* Attention to detail
* Drive to continually improve quality
* Flexible and willing to adapt
* Self-sufficiency and resourcefulness to handle a challenging role
Experience
* A minimum of four years’ experience in electrical maintenance
* Able to work with company health and safety rules, including operation of safe systems of work for high and medium voltage in a heavy industrial environment
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