Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Edwards & Pearce; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Overtime pay

Pension scheme

Gym discount

Job summary

Edwards & Pearce is recruiting on behalf of a global stainless steel leader for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Sheffield. You will manage electrical works across a heavy engineering plant, maintaining motors, drives, PLCs (ABB and Allen Bradley) and fault finding to component level.

The role operates on a 4 on 4 off shift pattern with a salary of £41,422.09 plus 18.67% shift allowance (£49,155.59 total). An HNC in Electrical Engineering and strong PLC experience are required.

Qualifications

• Electrical maintenance of motors and drives.
• Fault finding on electronic cards to component level.
• Maintenance of PLC systems ABB and Allen Bradley.
• Reading electrical drawings and reports.

Responsibilities

• Electrical operations in a heavy engineering plant.
• Respond to breakdowns and minimise downtime.
• Maintain furnace control systems and calibration of controllers.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

PLC programming

Fault finding

Electrical drawings

Education

HNC in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PC software

Excel

Job description

Our client is a global leader in stainless steel, as a business they strive to employ people who are passionate about success and seek to inspire others in their working environment.

At their site in Sheffield they are requiring a skilled Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join their dynamic and hardworking team on a permanent basis in the heavy industry department.

As Electrical Maintenance Engineer your job will be to manage all electrical works and functions across the department.

THE BENEFITS

• Quarterly bonus with a max pay out of 20%
• Overtime is paid at 1.5 x with certain Bank Holidays paid at 2 x (Overtime is on Saturdays)
• 28 days holiday (for 1st year including BH, increasing annually up to a max of 35 after 5 years' service)
• Pension - Under 30 - 1% (Employee), matched, 10% (total potential) 30-49 - 1-3% (employee), matched, 10-14% (total potential) 50 1-5%, matched, 10-18% (total potential)
• Costco Membership (Membership fees to be paid by employee)
• Westfield Health Level 1 plan
• Grab a steel (Site with exclusive discounts and savings)
• Gym Discount (Only SIV centres)
• 02 Discount (Only new items not existing)

THE ROLE

• Working on a shift basis covering the electrical operations requirements of a heavy engineering plant.
• Electrical maintenance of all motors and drives.
• Fault finding on electronic cards to component level.
• Maintenance of the mill thyrisitor drives.
• Electrical maintenance of overhead D.C. and A.C. cranes.
• Maintenance of PLC systems, specifically ABB and Allen Bradley.
• Use of programming tools to identify faults on PLC systems and changed parameters as required.
• Monitoring and maintaining the furnace control systems, calibration of controllers and the air / gas transducers, changing of thermocouples and the lighting procedure of furnaces.
• Reacting to breakdown requirements and safely / quickly identifying faults to minimise the impact on production.

Working 4 on.4 off no weekends.

Salary

£41,422.09 plus 18.67% shift allowance £49,155.59

THE CANDIDATE

• Education to H.N.C. Level in an Electrical Engineering discipline.
• A basic understanding of P.C. based software, Excel etc
• An understanding and ability to interpret electrical drawings
• Experience in writing reports detailing the activities during shift
• Experience in working to safety legislation relevant to operations and electrical maintenance
• Experience in adhering to S.W.P.'s, risk assessments, I I procedures and the permit systems, as well as I.E.E. Regulations.

The Consultancy

Edwards & Pearce acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

Edwards & Pearce is an Equal Opportunities Employer.