Maintenance Electrician

Vickerstock; Antrim; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing firm in Antrim is seeking a Maintenance Electrician to ensure high standards of Health and Safety and perform electrical repairs. The role offers a day shift with a competitive salary and benefits including private medical cover and bonuses. Candidates should have a trade qualification and at least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Benefits

23 days annual leave

Bonus x2 per year

Private medical cover

Qualifications

• 5 years experience working in a similar manufacturing environment.
• Ability to fault find back to PLCs & experience changing inputs, outputs, and parameters.

Responsibilities

• Promote and uphold high standards of Health & Safety and quality.
• Diagnose and repair electrical/mechanical faults on plant equipment/machinery.
• Ensure preventative maintenance aligns with the program.

Skills

Electrical discipline expertise

Fault finding back to PLCs

Education

Trade qualification in electrical discipline

Tools

Allen & Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

Job description

Maintenance Electrician
Day shift
Antrim Area
£50k

Vickerstock are working in partnership with a leading manufacturing firm in the Antrim area to assist them with the recruitment of a Maintenance Electrician.

Our client specialises in a range of products for the building, commercial and industrial sectors as well as a niche product for domestic customers.

Since their inception, they have gone from a small local manufacturer to a household name within the Construction and Manufacturing sectors.

What is it in for you?

• Day shift role 40 hours per week, with 23 days of annual leave in addition to 8 statutory holidays per annum.
• Bonus x2 per year
• Private medical cover

Your Responsibilities as a Maintenance Electrician:

• Promote and uphold high standards of Health & Safety, quality, and housekeeping, promptly reporting any deficiencies.
• Fault finding back to PLCs - Allen & Bradley & Siemens
• Ensure preventative maintenance aligns with the program, accurately recording both planned and breakdown activities. Create detailed Preventative Maintenance instructions and critical spares lists.
• Diagnose and repair electrical/mechanical faults on plant equipment/machinery. Considers all possible root causes, generates options and implements solutions.
• Evaluation of root causes and solutions for continuous learning and improvements
• Update and maintain electrical drawings and documentation
• Oversee the sourcing, installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment in liaison with the Projects Department.
• Collaborate with both production and Maintenance teams to address breakdowns, establish and prioritise the best course of action to ensure timely and efficient repairs.
• Competent at operating systems and interrogating data to identify trends and solutions for continuous improvements.

As a Maintenance Electrician, ideally you will have;

• Trade qualification in an electrical discipline - is Essential.
• 5 years experience working in an electrical discipline in a similar manufacturing environment.
• The ability to fault find back to PLCs & ideally, experience changing inputs, output and parameters.

What we hope you will do next;

Contact Warren Watson to discuss this in absolute confidence or send an updated CV via the link on the page or contact me on 02890 313720

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As an experienced specialist senior engineering and manufacturing recruitment professional with 7 years' experience; I personally specialise within the recruitment of Maintenance Engineers at all levels across Ireland.

If you are interested in this vacancy, or work within Engineering / Manufacturing in Ireland, then please apply with your CV to me for consideration - (You can also find and connect with me on LinkedIn)