Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Manufacturing (Dual Day Shifts)

Auxtronic Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Pension

Sick pay

PPE & Uniform

28 days leave

Full training

Job summary

Auxtronic Ltd on behalf of our client seeks an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to perform electrical maintenance on plastic moulding machinery, extruders and powder manufacturing equipment. Working double days, you will carry out fault-finding and diagnose issues to minimise downtime.

The role includes on-call rotation, reading electrical drawings, servicing sensors and instrumentation, and executing preventative maintenance.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds, NVQ or BTEC Level 3 in Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Multi-Skilled Engineer or Maintenance Electrician in manufacturing
• Experience with AC/DC motors, drives and inverters
• Knowledge of conveyors, material handling systems and process equipment maintenance
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics
• Experience with sensors, relays, contactors and instrumentation

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical maintenance on plastic moulding machinery, extruders and powder manufacturing equipment.
• Participate in a 1-in-3 on call rota, providing out of hours engineering support when required.
• Perform fault-finding and diagnostics on industrial electrical systems to minimise downtime.
• Diagnose issues with Siemens PLC systems, AC/DC motors, drives and variable speed drives.
• Maintain conveyors, material handling systems and process equipment.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics and technical documentation.
• Service sensors, relays, contactors and industrial instrumentation.
• Execute planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules and respond to reactive maintenance.
• Undertake general maintenance and repair work across the site as required.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Fault-finding

Schematics reading

Industrial instrumentation

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/BTEC Level 3 in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Variable speed drives

Conveyors & drive systems

Job description

Auxtronic Ltd on behalf of our client seeks an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to perform electrical maintenance on plastic moulding machinery, extruders and powder manufacturing equipment. Working double days, you will carry out fault-finding and diagnose issues to minimise downtime.

The role includes on-call rotation, reading electrical drawings, servicing sensors and instrumentation, and executing preventative maintenance.