Electrical Maintenance Engineer

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd; Southwater; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Benefits

Job summary

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to service and maintain factory equipment on a permanent days schedule. The role focuses on electrical maintenance across a range of machinery with fault-finding and project support.

You will work a 12-hour day shift (6am–6pm, 4 on/4 off) and contribute to continuous improvement, safety and efficiency. On offer is overtime payment and a strong benefits package for a long-term career in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Completed a recognised electrical engineering apprenticeship or hold electrical engineering qualifications.
• Electrical maintenance, service or installation background.
• Experience with PLCs (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Omron) and automation equipment.
• Manufacturing/industrial/automation experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Electrical maintenance across factory machinery, fault finding and planned preventative maintenance.
• Refurbishments and installations as part of projects.
• Trouble-shoot / fault find on PLC equipment and sensors.
• Maintain safety and quality while meeting production schedules.
• Keep logs of work performed and hours worked.
• Collaborate with mechanical team for cross-functional support.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

3-phase motors

PLC (Siemens/Allen Bradley/Omron)

Sensors & drives

Education

Electrical engineering apprenticeship

Job description

Role: Electrical Maintenance Engineer / Electrical Maintenance Technician
Salary: £44,000 to £48,000 per annum + overtime (paid at x1.5 and 2.0) and benefits (£50k+ with overtime potential)
Hours: 6am till 6pm, 4 on & 4 off - Permanent Days
Location: Commutable from Horsham, Crawley, Worthing, Haywards Heath, East Grinstead, Southwater, Shoreham, and surrounding areas

Company

A large and growing manufacturing company who offer challenging and rewarding careers to their Maintenance Engineers are looking for an individual who wants to be part of an established, loyal and successful team.

The role is to focus on electrical maintenance work throughout the factory across a range of machinery, keeping the work interesting and fun. It would suit someone who is electrically qualified, enjoys a variety of work, can prioritise and take on responsibility to see work through and hand over correctly, and is up for a challenge. In return the company can provide you opportunities to learn, receive training, develop and progress in being a skillful Electrical and also a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer.

Responsibilities

• This is an electrical biased role, focusing completely on Electrical Maintenance Engineering in the factory. Working across a 12 hour shift pattern of permanent days, 6am till 6pm, 4 on 4 off.
• Maintenance of all plant and machinery through fault finding, planned preventative maintenance and various project work, including refurbishments and installations.
• Trouble-shoot / Fault Find on Siemens & other PLC equipment.
• Maintenance of sensors, relays, contactors, drives, AC/DC motors, 3 phase electrics etc. within the factory.
• Working in an Electrical Team and liaising with Mechanical Team, working together to get on all engineering matters.
• Provide input in the ongoing development of machinery and systems.
• Ensure safe working at all times with a right first time every time by everyone attitude to produce a cost effective, quality product whilst adhering to the Company s policies and procedures.
• Identification of solutions that improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• To provide good communication to colleagues and production and keep the required logs of work and hours.
• To develop an understanding of machinery operation so that faults can be diagnosed and rectified efficiently.

Requirements

• Completed a recognised electrical engineering apprenticeship or hold electrical engineering qualifications
• Electrical maintenance, service or installation background
• Electrical experience of ANY of the following; 3 phase, star / delta motors, drives, sensors, inverters, PLC s (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Omron etc.), contactors, relays, control panels, servo drives.
• Experienced in a similar field, manufacturing or industrial or automation
• Any mechanical experience would be desirable but not essential, as long as you've got the desire to learn and take on training, this is what is most important
• Friendly and adaptable working attitude, with the hunger and desire to learn and grow

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.