Electrical Technician - Shift

Biffa; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company is seeking a Shift Electrical Technician for its Green Energy facility in Hull. This role involves ensuring plant availability and performing essential electrical work, including maintenance and diagnostics on various industrial equipment. Candidates should have an Electrical NVQ level 3, experience in industrial environments, and strong fault-finding skills. The position offers a competitive salary of £43,000 per annum along with excellent benefits and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Ongoing career development, training and coaching

Generous pension scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Life cover

Qualifications

• Electrical NVQ level 3 or similar.
• HNC Electrical/Electronic Engineering is advantageous.
• BS7671 18th edition certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Respond to breakdowns and carry out planned preventative maintenance.
• Hands-on electrical work with sensors, relays, AC/DC motors, and PLCs.
• Work with MCC panel layouts and carry out electrical diagnostics.

Skills

Fault-finding skills

Electrical diagnostics

Control & instrumentation expertise

Education

Electrical NVQ level 3

HNC Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Job description

Help us make a difference as a Shift Electrical Technician at our Green Energy facility in Hull

The role is Shift rota (2 days / 2 nights / 4 off) 6am/6pm - 6pm/6am

£43,000 per annum

A quick look at the role.

The role holder will effectively drive engineering activities at our facility to deliver all operational aspects of the facility. The role holder will be responsible for driving plant availability through ensuring all PPM's, reactive maintenance, engineering, and process improvements are carried out and implemented in a timely manner. The role holder will drive best practice on a shift basis through high engineering, compliance and H&S standards.

Your Core Responsibilities.

• Tackle machinery issues fast - respond to breakdowns, carry out planned preventative maintenance, and deliver project work across a variety of industrial equipment.
• Hands-on electrical work - sensors, relays, AC/DC motors, contactors, control panels, PLCs (ideally Siemens S7), with strong fault-finding skills and the ability to interpret electrical drawings.
• Industrial know-how - experience in manufacturing, industrial, or automated environments, electrically qualified, and confident with both electrical and mechanical fault finding.
• Control & instrumentation expertise - work with MCC panel layouts, temperature sensors, pressure transducers, flow meters, and carry out accurate electrical diagnostics and PLC hardware work, while maintaining top-tier safety and housekeeping standards
  
  
  

We would consider anyone with experience in the following roles:

• Electrical Engineer, Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias), Multi-skilled Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical), Industrial Electrician, Electrical Maintenance Technician, Controls Engineer, PLC Engineer/Technician, Automation Engineer, Instrumentation & Control Engineer, Service Engineer (Electrical), Commissioning Engineer, Electrical Project Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer, Power Systems Engineer, HV/LV Electrical Engineer, Mechatronics Engineer, Electrical Supervisor, Facilities Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias), Electrical Shift Engineer, Electrical Plant Engineer
  
  
  

Requirements

Our essential requirements.

• Electrical NVQ level 3 or similar
• HNC Electrical/Electronic Engineering (advantageous)
• BS7671 18th edition (advantageous)
  
  
  

Benefits

And here's why you'll love it at Biffa.

• Ongoing career development, training and coaching - Because if you don't grow, we don't grow
• Generous pension scheme
• Retail and leisure discounts
• Holiday and travel discounts
• Life cover
  
  
  

Changing The Way People Think About Waste.

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we're turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It's a view that's shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that's always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.

And it's why we're the UK's No. 1 choice for business waste management.

The Biffa division you'll be supporting.

Biffa Green Energy is part of our Resources & Energy division that aims to produce solid recovered fuel pellets from non-recyclable household waste. Pellets are used as a coal substitution in heavy industry offering carbon emission savings. This is a great opportunity to work in a growing sustainable industry.

Dedicated to diversity.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you'll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.