Electrical Technician

Kimberly-Clark Corporation; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fantastic Pension

Up to 20% contribution

Flexible Savings & Spending Accounts

Income protection insurance options

Healthcare options

Job summary

Arbex in Northfleet is seeking an Electrical Technician to diagnose, install, service and repair electrical components on factory equipment as part of the Asset Support Team. You will support proactive maintenance and respond to breakdowns to keep production lines moving in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, adherence to safety standards, and collaboration with a skilled team under a Site Technical Team Leader.

Qualifications

• Strong safety awareness required.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including 24hr on-call rota.
• Hands-on problem solving in FMCG/process/engineering environments.
• Lead/planned maintenance activities including scheduled shuts.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair electrical faults on equipment and assets.
• Install, maintain and repair electrical components per reliability standards.
• Lead or participate in planned maintenance shuts and proactive maintenance.
• Respond to reactive maintenance needs and support troubleshooting scenarios.

Skills

Safety awareness

Flexible hours

Hands-on problem solving

FMCG process experience

Planned maintenance leadership

Troubleshooting

Education

NVQ level 3 (Electrical)

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Electrical Technician Job Description

Your Role

Become part of the team powering household names like Andrex®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Viva®, and WypAll®. At Arbex, everything you need is right here—innovation, growth, and the chance to leave a real mark. You were made to create what's next: bring your skills to diagnosing complex electrical systems and raising the bar on maintenance inside a plant that makes essentials products people around the world count on. Earn regular recognition from your manager, collaborate with a team that has your back, and have pride in things you make being used in your own home at day’s end. We’ll be Unstoppable Together. As part of the highly skilled Asset Support Team, the Technician will work under the direction of the Site Technical Team Leader to provide both proactive and reactive maintenance support within their area discipline. This will be a hands‑on role in both planned maintenance and troubleshooting scenarios. In this role, you will be installing, maintaining and repairing electrical components of machines and assets in our mill facility, in accordance with our reliability strategy and site safety standards.

About You

About You You’ll keep the equipment behind the production, packaging, and distribution of Arbex’s products running through preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance work. This role is part of Arbex’s investment in creating new jobs and expanding its capacity to make premium Andrex® and Klenexx® that are essential to millions of lives the world over, right here in Northfleet. We’ll be Unstoppable Together.

Qualifications

To thrive in this role, you’ll need the following qualifications:

• A strong awareness for safety.
• Available to work flexible hours outside of normal day hours to cover a business need and to support a 24hr Call in Rota.
• We are looking for you to have a hands‑on approach to problem solving a flexible approach and experience within a FMCG process/tissue/heavy engineering environment.
• Prepare and Lead Planned Maintenance activities including all scheduled Planned Maintenance shuts.
• To diagnose the cause of technical malfunction or failure of operational equipment, apply adequate resolutions including following work instruction.

Required Qualifications

• Recognized apprenticeship in a relevant field ideally NVQ level 3 (Electrical).
• Computer literacy skills.
• A committed and flexible approach.

Total Benefit

• Fantastic Pension.
• Up to 20% contribution.
• Flexible Savings and spending accounts that let you maximize health care options and stretch your dollars further when caring for yourself or dependents.
• Diverse Income protection insurance options to help protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury or other unexpected events.
• Great support for Good Health with options for medical, dental and vision coverage—and no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions, you can start work with peace of mind.
• And many more

Flex That Works at Arbex

We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That’s why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration — helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.

When you bring your original thinking to ARBEX, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise.

We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.

Thank you for your interest in Arbex.

Backed by the power of over 100 years of legacy brands, we are the world’s next leading producer of consumer goods. When it comes to product development, we go beyond everyday needs to anticipate what life will require in the future—while keeping innovation, sustainability, and consumers at the core of every decision. From fibre to shelf, and beyond, we act with intention at every step of the way. Because scale isn’t measured by size, it’s determined by positive impact. And that’s how we deliver what the world needs next.