Electrician

University of Glasgow; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Technician to join their dynamic team. This role offers a diverse range of electrical maintenance activities, ensuring operational efficiency at the Washington site. You'll be responsible for planned maintenance, reactive repairs, and supporting contractors, all while working in a collaborative environment. With a focus on safety and performance, this position provides an excellent opportunity for growth and development in a company that values diversity and inclusion. If you're ready to make a significant impact in the manufacturing sector, this role is for you.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave allowance

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications in electrical regulations and safety.
• Experience in manufacturing under performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site maintenance and installation activities.
• Respond to breakdowns and perform diagnostics on equipment.

Skills

17th/18th Edition Wiring Regulation Qualification

Time served Electrician

Manufacturing industry experience

Safety qualifications (IOSH, working at height)

Education

HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering

Tools

HV/LV Switching

Testing and Inspection C&G 2391

Industrial Robots (Fanuc/ABB)

PLC Experience

Job description

Job Title: Electrical Maintenance Technician

Location:Washington, Tyne & Wear

Salary:£46,660 inc shift premium (£37,935 basic, 3 shift pattern)

What you’ll be doing:

• Site maintenance and installation activities
• Minor/major repairs
• Breakdown response and diagnostics to resolve manufacturing equipment issues
• Support to contractors during technical works
• Attendance at site operational meetings as required
• Execution of work orders from the site CMMS
• Update of work order details to maintain the asset database for the site on all works performed

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• 17th/18th Edition Wiring Regulation Qualification
• Time served Electrician (HNC/HND desirable)
• Manufacturing industry experience working to time pressure and performance metrics
• Safety qualifications (e.g. IOSH, working at height, MEWP licence, confined space)

Desirable:

• HV/LV Switching
• Testing and Inspection C&G 2391
• Industrial Robots (Fanuc/ABB)
• PLC Experience

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Maintenance Team:

As an Electrical Maintenance Technician, you will carry out a varied range of electrical activities that protect the Washington site and ensure capability for manufacturing teams to perform their duties. This will include planned maintenance, reactive breakdown response/repairs and work requests.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team in a role where every day is different working on a variety of products.We have several vacancies available due to the continued expansion across our Land UK sites with BAE Systems securing new orders for the supply of munitions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD).

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.

All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date:9th May 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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