Electrical Maintenance Engineer

ETS Consulting Ltd; Chester; On-site; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Chester is looking for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer. You will ensure machinery efficiency, perform preventative maintenance, and support a strong engineering team in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates are multi-skilled, with experience in PLC systems and FMCG manufacturing. Competitive salary and training opportunities available.

Benefits

Pension

Benefits

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Electrically biased with multi-skilled capabilities.
• Experience in fast-paced manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain machinery to maximize efficiency.
• Conduct preventative maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Support production team and improve plant productivity.

Skills

Apprentice Trained Electrical Engineer

Experience of PLC Systems

Understanding of PPM systems

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer - FMCG

Location: Chester

Salary: £52,000 + Pension + Benefits

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off 2 days 2 nights 7-7

The Company

An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of the UK's leading manufacturers, specialising in the FMCG sector. The company have been established for over 50 years and is therefore extremely well established, supplying a variety of end users. Due to continued growth in their market share they are looking to recruit an engineer to add to the strong engineering team.

Key Skills

• Apprentice Trained Electrical Engineer
• Experience of PLC Systems & Automated Machinery
• Understanding of PPM systems within FMCG Manufacturing

The Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for all aspects of day-to-day engineering and maintenance activities ensuring work is carried out to the highest standards and maximizing machine efficiencies. The successful candidate will come from an electrical engineering background and should be able to work on their own initiative, be a time served engineer with either bias (but multi-skilled) and have fast moving manufacturing experience.

• Work closely with the production team to ensure that machinery downtime is kept to a minimum and that all preventative maintenance is conducted in advance to avoid production disruption.
• Work collaboratively within the engineering team, providing support in investigating means of improving plant productivity and investigating and establishing causes for all breakdowns and damages.
• Action any repairs and ensure that all measures taken are recorded so recurrent faults can be recognised and you will be involved in electrical and mechanical proactive and re-active maintenance.
• Ensure that all necessary spare parts, materials, and equipment are available
• Investigate and establish causes of all breakdowns and damages
• Action any necessary repairs and ensure all measures taken are recorded so recurrent faults can be recognised
• Be involved in both electrical and mechanical reactive and pro-active maintenance
• Be proactive in ensuring good health and safety on site

There is a huge amount of training on offer so the successful candidate will be in line to broaden their skills considerably.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. ETS Consulting Limited act as an employment business and employment agency and are registered in England and Wales.