Electrical Technician

Adecco; Scotland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Electrical Technician for a permanent role in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The ideal candidate will have experience in food or pharmaceutical manufacturing, with responsibilities including maintenance of production equipment and responding to machine faults. Candidates should have electrical maintenance qualifications and a strong interest in industrial automation. The role requires strong communication skills and computer literacy. This job offers a day shift schedule with occasional call outs.

Qualifications

• Experience in food or pharmaceutical manufacturing industries or other FMCG environments.
• Interest in industrial automation and controls.
• Ability to plan tasks against changing production demands.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine planned maintenance tasks on production equipment.
• Respond to machine issues and faults promptly.
• Maintain high-quality records of maintenance tasks.
• Communicate effectively with other departments.

Skills

Electrical maintenance qualifications or equivalent

Fault-finding skills on electrical installations

Computer literacy in Word, Excel and ideally SAP PM

Job description

Overview

We have a fantastic role today for an Electrical Technician to join our client in South Ayrshire on a permanent basis. They are a global leader in their market who combine science and creativity to develop some of the most groundbreaking products in their industry.

We are ideally looking for someone with experience of working in food or pharmaceutical manufacturing industries, or other FMCG environments. Ideally with some experience of automation and industrial controls.

Role and working pattern

You will be joining a well-established team in a day shift-based role on a site that operates Monday – Friday 6am – 6pm with requirements to cover critical call outs on a rota basis (currently 1 in 4 weeks).

In this role you will cover a wide range of responsibilities ranging from routine electrical testing of the installed equipment, routine planned maintenance tasks on industrial processing equipment and supporting services, dealing with unplanned events on equipment, driving reliability improvements, and building the site in-house skills to deal with industrial process control systems such as PLC systems, variable speed motor drives and industrial controls.

Responsibilities

• Conduct routine planned maintenance tasks on production equipment and commercial/industrial installations.
• Respond to machine issues and breakdowns and resolve faults in a safe and timely manner.
• Work to deadlines and under pressure using your own initiative.
• Identify issues of quality and safety and respond accordingly.
• Work in a food and pharmaceutical production environment to a high standard of product care.
• Maintain high-quality records of maintenance tasks.
• Work in a neat and tidy manner.
• Communicate well with other departments and respond to various customer needs to provide a good standard of service.
• Learn and build your own skills and our in-house capability.
• Contribute to improvement works such as support for capital projects and site energy-saving initiatives.

Qualifications and attributes

• Electrical maintenance qualifications or equivalent.
• A desire and interest in industrial automation and controls.
• Ability to plan and manage own tasks against changing production demands.
• Ability to understand production priorities and respond to tasks accordingly.
• Computer literacy in Word, Excel and ideally SAP PM or other CMMS.
• Strong fault-finding skills on electrical installations, ability to install and modify equipment, work to a very high standard of safety, and a willingness to learn.
• Drive a well-funded improvement agenda and be able to work with diverse teams across engineering, technical, quality and production roles.

Next steps

To discuss further, please get in touch today for a confidential chat.

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