Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Industrial / Metal Processing)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; Scotland; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Enhanced pension

Company bonus

Life insurance

Cash health care plan

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer for a specialist metals producer in Scotland. The role focuses on electrical systems across a large smelter, offering £48,000–£52,000 with a relocation package and enhanced benefits.

You will work with transformers, switchgear, protection relays, motors, VSDs, substations and industrial power systems; responsibilities include maintenance, reliability improvement, and supporting shutdowns.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar.
• Experience working in Industrial Environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance for electrical systems across the smelter.
• Support electrical reliability, maintenance and asset improvement initiatives.
• Work with transformers, switchgear, protection relays, motors, VSDs, substations and industrial power systems.
• Support plant breakdowns and shutdowns.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Industrial Environments

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Industrial / Metal Processing)

£48,000 – £52,000 + Relocation Package + Enhanced Pension + Company Bonus + Responsibility Payout + Life Insurance + Cash Health Care Plan

*** Relocation to Scottish Highlands ***

Are you an Electrical Engineer, with a background in heavy industry, looking to relocate to the picturesque Scottish Highlands, in a role that offers a lucrative benefits package on top of an excellent salary?

Would you like the opportunity to work with a specialist manufacturer that is one of Britain’s longest standing smelters, situated at the foot of Ben Nevis?

With a heritage spanning almost a century, the company produces high-quality, low-carbon aluminium using renewable hydroelectric power generated locally.

The key part of this role will be providing maintenance for electrical systems across the smelter. You will work with transformers, switchgear, protection relays, motors, VSDs, substations and industrial power systems. Alongside this you will be providing support for electrical safety, reliability and asset improvement initiatives.

This role would suit an Electrical Engineer, with a background in an industrial environment, who is looking to relocate to the Scottish Highlands.

The Role

• Providing technical expertise for site electrical systems and infrastructure


• Support electrical reliability, maintenance and asset improvement projects


• Working on transformers, switchgear, protection relays, motors, VSDs, substations and industrial power systems


• Support plant breakdowns and shutdowns


• Monday to Thursday, 7:30 – 5, Friday, 7:30 – 12:30

The Person

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar


• Experience working in Industrial Environments

Reference Number: BBBH26520g

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We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The remuneration offered will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.