Electrician

Babcock; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Electrical Maintenance Technician, undertaking critical maintenance tasks to ensure the operational efficiency of the Washington site. This role requires an experienced Electrician, skilled in managing various electrical activities in a dynamic manufacturing environment. With the opportunity to work in a supportive team and grow within the organization, you will play a key role in maintaining high production standards.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Experienced Electrician with Wiring Regulation qualification.
• Worked in a high-paced manufacturing setting.
• Possession of safety certifications like IOSH.

Responsibilities

• Conduct scheduled maintenance and repairs of electrical systems.
• Respond to breakdowns and diagnose equipment issues.
• Support contractors during technical work.

Skills

Electrical Wiring Regulation

CNC Machinery

Safety Qualifications

Education

HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering

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)
• Working in a high paced manufacturing environment, typically on and around CNC machines
• 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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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: 18th June 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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