Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Austin Fraser; Brough; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join their dedicated team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, focusing on the maintenance and improvement of heavy machinery. You will be engaged in a variety of tasks, from reactive maintenance to planned preventative programs, ensuring the seamless operation of production lines. The company values skill development and provides training in advanced technologies, making it an ideal place for engineers eager to enhance their expertise. If you're passionate about electrical engineering and thrive in a collaborative setting, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Recognised Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship or Level 3 qualifications required.
• Experience in industrial electrical maintenance and PLC fault finding is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical maintenance on heavy machinery and equipment.
• Support planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs.

Skills

Electrical Maintenance

PLC Fault Finding

VSD Drives

Reactive Maintenance

Preventative Maintenance

Robotics Programming

Team Collaboration

Health & Safety Compliance

Education

Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship

Electrical Engineering Level 3

Tools

Siemens PLC

Electrical Motors

Pneumatics

Job description

Role: Electrical Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Electrician
Salary: £46,000-£48,000 per annum, Plus benefits OTE: c£50,000
Hours: 4 on 4 off - 2 Days followed by 2 Nights
Location: Brough - Commutable from Howden, Hull, Selby, Goole, Doncaster, Brough, York, Market Weighton, Driffield, Knottingley and surrounding areas

This superb heavy plant manufacturing company offers genuinely challenging and rewarding careers for their Engineers and they are currently looking for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Electrician who wants to be part of an established, loyal and successful team.

If you're after a role where you will have opportunities to develop your electrical skills and progress, coupled with getting involved in a range of work from reactive repairs and PPM to undertaking installations & improvement projects, then this job is for you!

The site prides itself on being self-sufficient, not relying on outside contractors for most projects, so the maintenance teams get fully involved in most of the full lifecycle of work. They also provide training and up-skilling where required, i.e., FANUC Robotics and programming or PLC's - both fault finding and programming, although ideally, you will have some of these advanced skills already.

This is a Shift-based role - 4 on 4 off - 2 Days followed by 2 Nights and would ideally suit an Electrical Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Electrician with a background in an industrial or heavy manufacturing environment - the ability to work effectively within a skilled team is essential!

Responsibilities

Your role will be to focus on Electrical Maintenance and Engineering work in the factory, including:

1. Supporting a wide range of heavy equipment and machinery including conveyors, mixing and robotics machinery.
2. Working through a planned preventative maintenance program as well as project and continuous improvement work.
3. Providing reactive maintenance, attending to and resolving breakdowns swiftly and getting production lines back up and running again.
4. Dealing with VSD Drives and PLC's.

Requirements

The Engineer will need to have completed a recognised Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship or hold Electrical Engineering qualifications at Level 3 or above.

1. Experienced in performing reactive & PPM Electrical maintenance work within an industrial and/or heavy manufacturing environment.
2. Experience of PLC Fault Finding; PLC programming skills are useful, additionally experience with VSD Drives is beneficial.
3. Siemens PLC experience extremely desirable.
4. Can diagnose and repair Electrical Motors and Pneumatics.
5. Open to & willing to learn and develop your skills further, together with sharing your knowledge and experience with the team.
6. A friendly, proactive and adaptable attitude to work is essential.
7. Good knowledge of and strict adherence to Health & Safety.

If this role sounds of interest, please apply now and send your most up-to-date CV to Carl at TechNichols Resourcing to be considered. Or call TechNichols Resourcing and speak with Carl for further information.

We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard back within 5 working days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful.