Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Westray Recruitment Group; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday including statutory

Overtime opportunities

Employer matched contributory pension

Sick pay entitlement

Life insurance

On site gym

Job summary

Westray Recruitment Group is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician for our client in Teesside. The company is a world-leading manufacturer of steel pipes for energy and construction sectors, offering a permanent role and a forward-looking investment programme.

Join a safety-focused, collaborative team and contribute to maintaining critical plant equipment across two Mills, with opportunities for overtime and a competitive package including a pension and on-site gym.

Qualifications

• Completed an electrical apprenticeship.
• Experience in heavy engineering manufacturing.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line electrical support to manufacturing areas.
• Maintain equipment such as conveyors, ovens, mills and cranes.
• Adhere to safety regulations and procedures at all times.
• Execute planned maintenance tasks in priority order.
• Respond to plant breakdowns and support downtime minimisation.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Multi-skilled engineer

Teamwork

Problem solving

Maintenance planning

Safety compliance

Education

Electrical apprenticeship

Tools

Maintenance software

Job description

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?

• Permanent role from day one
• Basic salary is circa £39,285 plus 15% shift allowance equating to an annual salary £45,178
• 3 week cycle continental shift pattern 12-hour shifts
• o Week 1: 2 x days / 2 x nights
• o Week 2: 3 x days
• o Week 3: 3 x nights

(i.e. a mix of 12-hour days/nights between 9pm Sunday until 6pm Friday – no weekend working apart from night shift starting on a Sunday night and overtime paid at time ½ Saturday and Double time Sunday when applicable)

• 34 days holiday including statutory
• Additional overtime opportunities paid at enhanced rates
• Employer matched contributory pension scheme
• Sick pay entitlement
• Access to life insurance
• Access to on site gym

THE BUSINESS

Westray Recruitment Group is seeking to recruit an Electrical Maintenance Technician for our client based is in the Teesside area.

Our client is one of the world leading manufacturers of steel pipes for the energy and construction sectors. This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly formed organisation at the beginning of a huge investment programme that will transform the future outlook for the site and business.

The successful applicant will join a forward-looking business, committed to making a positive contribution to the energy transition, working on behalf of the major energy companies across the globe to deliver the most demanding of projects in a work environment where safety, collaboration and the continuous development of people is at the heart of everything they do.

THE ROLE

• The purpose of the role is to provide first line Electrical support to manufacturing areas to ensure maximum availability of equipment within the two Mills on site
• Working to maintain equipment such as conveyors, ovens, mills, overhead cranes, welding lines, bevelling machines, handling equipment, lighting circuitry, HV/LV systems, etc
• You will be responsible for conducting all aspects of the job in a safe manner and adhere to statutory and mandatory safety regulations, procedures and policies.
• You will execute planned maintenance tasks effectively, working through the task schedule in order of priority.
• Responding to plant breakdowns and machine size changes ensuring plant downtime is minimised.
• Dealing with proxy adjustments & alignments, sequencing and resets

THE PERSON

• Completed an electrical apprenticeship.
• Worked in a multi-skilled environment within a heavy engineering manufacturing environment.
• A systematic approach to problem solving.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge and use of computer-based maintenance software.
• Working effectively within a team.
• Industrial/domestic wiring.
• Hydraulic and Pneumatic Control Systems.
• Overhead Cranes & associated safety systems.
• PLC's in the main Allen Bradley and Siemens.
• Expertise with AC and DC motor/gearbox drive systems of various configurations
• Variable speed motor control with inverters and converters, including speed feedback devices.