Electrical Fitter

Mane Contract Services; Biddulph; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Mane Contract Services seeks an experienced technician to install electrical systems and control panels on large vehicles. You will wire, fit, and terminate components and cabling for industrial scanning and automation equipment, following engineering drawings.

Key qualifications include reading wiring diagrams and performing terminal connections with hand and power tools. Vehicle conversion experience is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Experience wiring electrical systems in vehicles.
• Ability to read engineering wiring diagrams.
• Fitting and terminating electrical components and cabling.

Responsibilities

• Install electrical systems and control panels on large vehicles.
• Wire and terminate electrical components and cabling.
• Read engineering wiring diagrams and schematics.
• Perform point-to-point wiring and loom building.
• Crimp and terminate data and comms cabling (RJ45, Cat5/Cat6).
• Fit data and comms cabling, brackets and fittings.
• Use hand and power tools for installation tasks.
• Experience with vehicle conversions is beneficial.

Skills

Electrical wiring

Reading schematics

Crimping

Hand & power tools

Vehicle conversions

Tools

RJ45 connectors

Crimping tools

Cable termination tools

Multimeter

Job description

The role involves installing complex electrical systems and control panels onto vehicle chassis. You'll be working from engineering drawings to wire, fit, and terminate electrical components and cabling for industrial-grade scanning and automation equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Electrical installation of scanning systems and control panels on large vehicles
• Wiring complete systems onto truck and van chassis
• Point-to-point wiring, loom building, cable crimping, and terminating
• Fitting of data and comms cabling including RJ45, Cat5/Cat6
• General mechanical fitting: marking out, drilling, tapping, bracket fitting
• Reading and interpreting engineering wiring diagrams and schematics
• Using hand and power tools for installation tasks
• Experience with vehicle conversions is beneficial

Trade Test Includes:

• Wiring an SY cable to a circuit breaker
• Terminating it with an RJ45 connector
• Use of crimping tools