Electrical Technician

Recruit Mint Ltd; Ely; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

28 days annual leave

Pension

Free on-site parking

Full PPE provided

Training in renewable energy

Job summary

Recruit Mint Ltd is seeking an Electrical Technician for a growing renewable energy operation near Ely. This is a hands-on, outdoors role rather than a desk job, with a days-only four-on, four-off shift pattern (12-hour days).

You will maintain and improve electrical systems across site plants, from maintenance and fault-finding to installations, testing and breakdown response, with training and long-term career development on offer.

Qualifications

• Industrial or manufacturing electrical maintenance experience.
• Experience of electrical breakdown repair, maintenance and installation.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostics skills.
• Experience of modifying control panels and working with three-phase systems and safety circuits.
• Experience with motor testing and instrumentation/control signals.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance in line with maintenance schedules.
• Diagnosing and resolving electrical faults across site systems and equipment.
• Performing electrical repairs, installations, inspections and testing to a high standard.
• Modifying and maintaining control panels.
• Supporting breakdown investigations and returning equipment to service quickly and safely.
• Working on motors, drives, instrumentation, control systems and process equipment.
• Fault-finding on three-phase electrical systems and safety circuits.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records using company logging systems.
• Supporting mechanical maintenance activities where required.
• Working outdoors and at height across operational plant areas, in all weather conditions.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault-finding

Control panels

Motor testing

Inverter drives

Three-phase systems

Instrumentation and control signals

Education

HNC/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

City & Guilds 2391/2392 desirable

Tools

SCADA

PLC fault-finding

Job description

Electrical Technician

If you would rather be outdoors and hands-on than stuck behind a desk, this is the role for you.

This is an Electrical Technician role with a growing renewable energy business near Ely, on a days-only four-on, four-off shift pattern.

As an Electrical Technician you will maintain and improve the electrical systems that keep a growing renewable energy operation running safely and efficiently, working on the plants that turn organic waste into clean energy. It is a highly varied, hands-on role, from planned preventative maintenance and fault-finding through to installations, testing, inspections and breakdown response. Be clear on one thing: this is not a desk job. Up to 90% of your time will be spent outdoors across operational plant areas, often at height and in all weathers. If you are a practical, self-motivated Electrical Technician who enjoys problem-solving and wants your skills to count towards a more sustainable future, this role delivers exactly that, on a days-only pattern with real time off.

Job Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance in line with maintenance schedules
• Diagnosing and resolving electrical faults across site systems and equipment
• Performing electrical repairs, installations, inspections and testing to a high standard
• Modifying and maintaining control panels
• Supporting breakdown investigations and returning equipment to service quickly and safely
• Working on motors, drives, instrumentation, control systems and process equipment
• Fault-finding on three-phase electrical systems and safety circuits
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records using company logging systems
• Supporting mechanical maintenance activities where required
• Working outdoors and at height across operational plant areas, in all weather conditions

Skills and Experience

To succeed as an Electrical Technician, you will need:

• Industrial or manufacturing electrical maintenance experience
• Experience of electrical breakdown repair, maintenance and installation
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostics skills
• Experience of control panel modification, three-phase systems and safety circuits
• Experience of motor testing, inverter drives and 4-20mA instrumentation and control signals
• Good mechanical aptitude and confidence working around plant machinery
• A full UK driving licence and right to work in the UK

Desirable

• PLC and I/O fault-finding, SCADA and industrial networks experience is desirable
• An HNC, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, and City & Guilds 2391 or 2392 is desirable
• A 16th, 17th or 18th Edition wiring regulations qualification, which is desirable

Pay and Benefits

As an Electrical Technician you will receive:

• A salary of up to £40,000 depending on experience
• A days-only, four-on, four-off, 12-hour shift pattern with overtime available
• 6am to 6pm
• 28 days annual leave, including public holidays
• Workplace pension
• A company vehicle for travel between sites
• Full PPE provided
• Free on-site parking, and free tea and coffee
• Full training in renewable energy technologies and long-term career development