Electrical Technician

H.B. Fuller; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in the UK is seeking a Plant Electrical Technician to handle a mix of maintenance, projects, and plant improvements. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in electrical and instrumentation within an industrial setting, focusing on proactive maintenance and compliance in ATEX environments. Strong communication skills and a good attitude towards teamwork are essential. This role offers a dynamic opportunity to work with modern equipment and contribute to continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years fully qualified experience in electrical/instrumentation.
• H&S focused and electrically compliant.
• Experience with PLC and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical/instrumentation work across sites.
• Work on Cap-ex projects, plant improvements, and maintenance.
• Test and inspect equipment and machinery.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical schematics reading

Communication skills

5S principles

Process improvements

Job description

Position Overview

This role is a varied and interesting role and is a mixture of Projects, Plant Improvements, and Maintenance. It involves working in industrial ATEX areas to complete reactive and preventative maintenance activities. The Plant Electrical Technician will have their own office / workshop complete with all electrical equipment and tools required to perform your duties. You will be involved in process improvements and project work across all areas of the business including ATEX areas and automation systems. There will be elements of trouble shooting when presented with a machine breakdown or process issues although most of the plant is modern with new equipment and technology so very little breakdowns, mostly planned and improvements focused. You will be part of a small multi-skilled team supporting all requirements of the plant.

Primary Responsibilities

• Day-to-day electrical / instrumentation work across the sites such as disconnections / reconnections and installations of plant and equipment
• PLC’s, AC / DC motors, Sensors, Flow meters, Pumps, Storage tanks, and a variety of other chemical processing plant equipment and technology
• Varied role with a good mixture of Cap-ex Projects, Plant improvements and maintenance
• 50% Projects and Plant improvements and 50% maintenance which is mainly PPM’s with very little reactive.
• Testing and inspection of equipment and machinery, and calibration of instruments
• Work closely with our electrical contractors and external electrical surveyors for inspection / conformance work, installations, or reactive maintenance utilizing resource where necessary.
• Working safely in ATEX zoned areas (possible COMPEX training)
• Working with automation systems and fault finding
• Computer literate and using maintenance or TPM software (cmms)
• Record keeping for ISO audits and inspection traceability, reports, calibration, and diagnostics.
• 5S experience, good housekeeping and continuous improvement initiatives

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years fully qualified experience in an industrial electrical / instrumentation, Plant, process, and packaging environment.
• H&S focussed and electrically compliant
• PLC and control systems (basic parameter setting, f / f)
• Experience reading Electrical Schematics and panel diagrams.
• Good communication skills
• Must have a good pro-active attitude and able to communicate well with other departments and contractors