Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer

DATS Recruitment; Wigan; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

DATS Recruitment seeks a Lead Electrical Maintenance Engineer to support a client in the chemical sector near Wigan. The role is permanent, full-time, 8:00–16:30, Monday to Friday, with overtime paid at time and a half after 8 hours.

Essential qualifications include COMPEX and 18th Edition, plus eligibility to work in the UK without sponsorship. The candidate should have manufacturing maintenance experience and strong safety focus, with the ability to lead a maintenance team and drive

Qualifications

• Experience in a maintenance role within manufacturing.
• Taken apprenticeship pathway in Electrical/Mechanical.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skillsStrong technical problem-solving skills
• Experience working in highly regulated environments.
• Committed to safety and upholding the highest work standards.
• Chemical sector experience would be beneficial (not mandatory)

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the internal CMMS is promoted and utilized with detailed inputs by all team members
• Effectively deputise for the Maintenance Manager as required
• Monitor equipment condition, reporting abnormalities and risks
• Set clear priorities and ensure the function is well organised, with resource focused effectively on preventative maintenance and opportunities of greatest importance to the business
• Identify replacement parts and order via approved channels
• Undertake management of change requests for approval when replacements are not like-for-like
• Ensure all tasks are completed safely whilst always looking at ways to improve, audit personnel task completion and feedback when standards are below expectations
• Confidence in diagnosing issues across a range of equipment whilst working with cross functional teams to support investigations
• Ensure timelines for equipment overhauls and return to service are communicated clearly, concisely and persuasively
• Use data to drive decision making
• Effectively manage team members ensuring that training and development needs are identified and actioned

Skills

Maintenance experience

Apprenticeship

Communication skills

Problem solving

Regulated environments

Safety focus

Chemical sector experience

Education

BEng(Hons) in Electrical/Electronic Eng

Job description

We are looking for a lead level Electrical Maintenance Engineer to support our client working in the chemical sector - based near Wigan.

Making sure you fit the guidelines as an applicant for this role is essential, please read the below carefully.

This will be a permanent staff role only working standard full time hours: 8am to 4.30pm – Monday to Friday (all hours working over 8 hours per day are paid at time plus half).

A description is given below - please respond with an updated copy of your CV if of potential interest. Compex and 18th C edition qualifications are mandatory along with confirmed eligibility to work in the UK without additional work permit sponsorship.

Job purpose - Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the internal CMMS is promoted and utilized with detailed inputs by all team members
• Effectively deputise for the Maintenance Manager as required
• Monitor equipment condition, reporting abnormalities and risks
• Set clear priorities and ensure the function is well organised, with resource focused effectively on preventative maintenance and opportunities of greatest importance to the business
• Identify replacement parts and order via approved channels
• Undertake management of change requests for approval when replacements are not like-for-like
• Ensure all tasks are completed safely whilst always looking at ways to improve, audit personnel task completion and feedback when standards are below expectations
• Confidence in diagnosing issues across a range of equipment whilst working with cross functional teams to support investigations
• Ensure timelines for equipment overhauls and return to service are communicated clearly, concisely and persuasively
• Use data to drive decision making
• Effectively manage team members ensuring that training and development needs are identified and actioned

Electrical Maintenance Engineer Skills / Knowledge / Experience

• Experience in a maintenance role within manufacturing
• Taken apprenticeship pathway in Electrical/Mechanical
• Excellent verbal and written communication skillsStrong technical problem-solving skills
• Experience working in highly regulated environments
• Committed to safety and upholding the highest work standards
• Chemical sector experience would be beneficial (not mandatory)

Qualifications

• COMPEX
• 18th Edition
• A BEng(Hons) degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering (preferable)