Electrical Engineering Technician (18 month fixed term contract)

NSG Group; St Helens; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading glass manufacturing firm in St Helens is seeking an Electrical Engineering Technician for an 18-month position. The role involves maintaining all aspects of the Greengate Float Line, conducting fault finding, and ensuring safety compliance. Applicants must have completed an Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship, be qualified to NVQ level 3, and possess excellent fault-finding skills along with a good understanding of PLCs and HMI systems. The role requires flexibility to respond to emergency situations and adherence to safety procedures.

Qualifications

• Completed an Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship and qualified to NVQ level 3.
• Proven experience in a similar technical role.
• Ability to read electrical and engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fault finding and diagnostics during breakdown or planned situations.
• Modify and improve plant equipment.
• Identify and eliminate hazards.
• Engage in team-based problem solving.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation.

Job description

An 18-month opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Engineering Technician based at Greengate, St Helens, working from 7:48-16:00 on Monday to Friday. The successful applicant will report to the relevant Engineering Team Leader and will be responsible for all aspects of the maintenance on the Greengate Float Line, and all associated plant, buildings, services and vehicles., Planned preventative maintenance on a variety of automated machinery including conveyors, temperature and process control, stacking equipment.

Responsibilities

• Fault finding and diagnostics in emergency breakdown or planned situations
• Modification and improvement of plant
• Hazard identification and elimination
• Team-based problem solving
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation and support and contribute to the site HSE initiatives.

Qualifications

The successful applicant will have completed an Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship and be qualified to NVQ level 3, with proven experience within a similar technical role. Applicants should be able to read electrical/engineering drawings, have excellent fault-finding skills, and a good working knowledge of PLC's, HMI's, SCADA systems, Instrumentation, Relays & Variable Speed Drives. It will be necessary to work unsupervised for extended periods and be capable of identifying, generating and managing work which will involve effective communication with Supervisors and members of other areas. Applicants must be willing to join the 1-in-9 on call team to provide out-of-hours coverage in line with the needs of the process, and must be flexible in order to respond to changes in priority or emergency situations which may include operating on a shift system. Working safely is our top priority and all applicants must be prepared to learn and consistently adhere to the Safe Operating Procedures defined for their work areas, and to report hazards and incidents in a timely manner.

The NSG Group is a global leader in glass manufacturing in three business areas: Architectural, Automotive and Creative Technology. Our mission is to be the global leader in innovative high-performance glass and glazing solutions, working safely and ethically with a vision of Changing our Surroundings, Improving our World. In the UK we manufacture and distribute float, rolled and coated glass under the Pilkington brand name.