Maintenance Electrician

ROCKWOOL North America; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Maintenance Electrician in Bridgend, Wales. This full-time role involves maintaining and repairing electrical equipment, fault finding on sophisticated systems, and participating in various engineering projects. With a commitment to sustainability and a diverse culture, ROCKWOOL offers competitive pay and excellent benefits.

Benefits

30 days annual leave + bank holidays

Company Pension Scheme (Aviva)

Life Assurance 4x annual salary

Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme

Company Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance of industrial machinery.
• Good understanding of AC/DC Motors and Frequency Drives.
• Proactive and logical approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out maintenance and repair of electrical equipment.
• Fault finding on electrical systems including Siemens PLC’s.
• Utilizing SAP plant maintenance system for planned maintenance.

Skills

Problem Solving

Electrical Maintenance

Education

Apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering (Minimum NVQ Level 3)

Tools

Siemens PLC

SCADA Packages (WinCC)

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Electrician

Location: We are seeking an Maintenance Electrician to join our busy maintenance team. This is a full-time permanent position at our factory in Pencoed, South Wales, and you will be working a Days regular pattern.

Ready to help build a better future for generations to come?

In an ever-changing, fast paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly. At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions. We are proud to be ranked by the prestigious Corporate Knights Inc. as the world’s most sustainable building material company in 2023.

Join us and make a difference!

What you will be doing:

• Carrying out the maintenance and repair of electrical equipment
• Ensuring the electrical equipment within the job holder’s area of responsibility performs to targeted levels of reliability
• Fault finding on electrical systems that include but not limited to Siemens PLC’s, SCADA Systems, AC/DC motors and frequency drives
• Evaluating and modifying group and company standard electrical and process drawings and implementing improvements on electrical, mechanical and process issues
• Using SAP plant maintenance system to deliver agreed planned maintenance programme
• Occasionally covering the Shift Electrician’s when required
• Working on a variety of engineering related projects in line with the maintenance strategy
• Utilising problem solving techniques to identify the root cause of issues, and implementing corrective actions
• Carrying out all responsibilities in line with the ROCKWOOL Way

What you bring:

• Apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering (Minimum NVQ Level 3)
• Experienced in maintenance, planned and reactive, of industrial machinery in a manufacturing, industrial or automated environment
• Proactive and logical approach to problem solving
• Experience and good understanding of AC/DC Motors and Frequency Drives
• Familiar with Siemens PLC driven machinery
• Experience with SCADA Packages (WinCC)
• Good understanding of safety systems and equipment.
• Good understanding of instrumental control

What we offer:

• £39,083 per annum
• 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Company Pension Scheme (Aviva)
• Westfield Health Cashback Scheme
• Life Assurance 4x annual salary
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Company Bonus Scheme

Who we are:

We are the world leader in stone wool solutions. Founded in 1937 in Denmark, we transform volcanic rock into safe, sustainable products that help people and communities thrive. We are a global company with more than 12,000 employees, located in 40+ countries with 51 manufacturing facilities… all focused on one common purpose – to release the natural power of stone to enrich modern living.

Sustainability is central to our business strategy. ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) framework and are actively committed to 11 SDGs, including SDG 14, Life Below Water. Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the Denmark SailGP team, we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.

Diverse and Inclusive Culture:

We want our people to feel valued, respected, included and heard. We employ 79 different nationalities worldwide and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, promote diversity, and work against all forms of discrimination among ROCKWOOL employees.

At ROCKWOOL, you will experience a friendly team environment. Our culture is very important to us. In fact, we refer to our culture as “The ROCKWOOL Way”. This is the foundation in which we operate and is based upon our values of ambition, responsibility, integrity and efficiency.

Interested?

Would you also be proud to enrich society like we do? Click on the apply button above to join us improving modern living conditions for millions of people worldwide.