Electrical Technician

E3recruitment; Knottingley; On-site; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier of Construction Materials seeks an Electrical Technician for their automated manufacturing site in Knottingley. Offering a competitive salary of up to £52,000, this role involves maintaining and developing control systems and ensuring compliance with high environmental standards. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting ethical business practices and driving continuous improvement.

Benefits

Company pension contribution

Life assurance scheme

Discretionary company bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Qualifications in electrical or control engineering are essential.
• Strong maintenance background in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to adapt in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain automated control systems including programming and oversight.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
• Collaborate with engineering for manufacturing excellence.

Skills

Programming

Fault Finding

Problem Solving

Continuous Improvement

Education

HNC/D Level in C&E Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Siemens S5

Siemens S7

TIA

CMMS

Job description

We are recruiting for an Electrical Technician to join a specialised supplier of Construction Materials, working at their Heavily Automated Manufacturing site in (Nr) Knottingley. This role is offering up to £52,000, for Monday – Friday days based position, Overtime paid at 1.5x, as well as a high benefits package, including a company pension contribution, life assurance scheme and discretionary Company bonus scheme.

As the Electrical Technician, working within this company, you are committed to the environment ensuring that the products meet the UK’s highest environmental performance standards. This will positively impact people and plant through low carbon manufacturing and meeting business goals.

Responsibility for the Electrical Technician

• Focussing on developing and maintaining automated control systems including, programming, Inverters, PLC’s and SCADA systems.
• Making sure all Controls and Electrical assets are maintained in compliance with the company’s requirements within the health, safety and site standards.
• Oversee all C&E work (projects and shutdowns, or other) safely and efficiently within the allocated time and budget.
• Working alongside the Engineering Team across manufacturing excellence, looking at CI and Root cause analysis

Useful experience for the Electrical Technician

• Qualifications in a relevant discipline (HNC/D Level in C&E Engineering or processes an equivalent qualification)
• Working with Siemens S5, S7 and TIA
• Knowledge and understanding of PLCs and Inverters for programming and fault finding
• Aware of Computer Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
• Being able to perform at the highest level within a dynamic environment and embrace change

We are in search of an Electrical Technician with a strong maintenance background within a manufacturing environment to be able to be proactive in problem solving and achieving outcomes to meet ethical business practise.

Please apply directly for further information regarding the Electrical Technician role.