Electrical Maintenance Technician

Zenith People; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an experienced Electrical Biased Maintenance Technician to join their team. The role involves providing engineering support through maintenance, repair, and fault finding of plant equipment. Candidates should have NVQ Level 3 and experience with PLC systems in a high-volume manufacturing environment. This position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to plant improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum NVQ Level 3 with practical experience in High Volume Manufacturing.
• Experience with PLC control, Variable Speed Drives, and Conveyor Systems.
• Familiar with high volume manufacturing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical and mechanical maintenance, repair, and fault finding.
• Ensure compliance with safety and operational standards.
• Maintain critical spares and support plant improvement initiatives.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

Excellent communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3

Tools

PLC control

Variable Speed Drives

Conveyor Systems

Job description

Zenith People are working with our client who are recruiting for an experienced, Time-served Electrical Biased Maintenance Technician on a permanent basis.

The main purpose of the role is to provide engineering/ maintenance support by performing plant preventative maintenance, and engineering support.

You will be responsible for electrical/ mechanical maintenance, repair and fault finding of plant and equipment. Shifts are earlies & lates.

• Fulfilling the requirements of the facility CMMS to reduce unplanned downtime and works towards improvement of OEE.

• Electrical/ mechanical fault finding, isolation and repair of equipment.

• Providing input into the electrical maintenance and operation of plant equipment.

• Carry out evaluation and risk assessments within all areas of the plant to ensure safe working methods and environment

• Ensure that plant critical spares are maintained at the required level.

• Identify suitable external resource when appropriate for routing maintenance activities or ongoing improvement projects.

• Use SAP to raise purchase requisitions as appropriate.

• Working on plant improvement initiatives and makes recommendations to reduce unplanned downtime.

• Working with suitable external engineering services as and when required to ensure safe and effective operation of plant equipment.

• Undertaking periodic training to ensure that maintenance activities are performed in compliance with best safe working practice and current legislation

Qualifications & Skills Required

1. Minimum NVQ Level 3 - Previous practical experience working in High Volume Manufacturing Plant
2. Experience of maintaining and fault finding on the following types of equipment; PLC control, Variable Speed Drives, Conveyor Systems.
3. Familiar with the requirements of working in High Volume Manufacturing
4. Excellent internal and external communications skills
5. Experience of working an on-call maintenance system.

If you are a time-served Electrical Maintenance Technician with PLC Fault Finding experience and would like to be considered for this vacancy, please click apply now.