Maintenance Electrician

EC&I Partners; Hartlepool; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is looking for a Maintenance Electrician to join their team in Hartlepool. The role involves providing technical expertise in maintenance, ensuring safety standards are upheld, and collaborating on improvements in process control systems. Candidates should have an electrical apprenticeship and experience in industrial environments. This position offers a competitive salary of £42,238, rising to £46,395 with competency, alongside various benefits including annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary with annual pay reviews

35 days of annual leave

Quarterly bonus scheme

Defined contribution pension scheme

Free onsite parking

Employee assistance programme

Employee discount scheme

Qualifications

• Complete electrical apprenticeship or a recognized electrical maintenance qualification (NVQ or similar).
• Experience in heavy industrial industries (preferred).
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the engineering team in carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Ensure Health, Safety & Environmental standards are maintained.
• Provide first-line technical expertise to minimize plant downtime.
• Identify and implement improvements to process control systems.
• Maintain high-quality workmanship.

Skills

Electrical maintenance skills

Interpersonal skills

Troubleshooting skills

Education

Complete electrical apprenticeship or NVQ

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Maintenance Electrician

Location: Hartlepool, North East, UK

Salary: £42,238 basic (inclusive of shift allowance), rising to £46,395 upon demonstration of site-specific competencies + quarterly bonus.

Shifts: 12-hour days and nights (2 days, 2 nights, followed by 4 days off)

Site Based

Permanent

Role

A vacancy has arisen for an Electrical Craft Team Member to join our client’s Engineering team at the Pipe Mill in Hartlepool. As part of a small, multi-disciplined engineering team, you will provide first-line expertise to our client’s manufacturing areas.

Benefits

• A competitive salary with annual pay reviews.
• 35 days of annual leave per year.
• A quarterly bonus scheme (subject to business performance).
• One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution).
• Free onsite parking.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Employee discount scheme (including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover, and various local services).

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Shift Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
• Assisting the engineering team in carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance.
• Ensuring Health, Safety & Environmental standards are maintained and safe working procedures are followed.
• Providing first-line technical expertise and troubleshooting to minimise plant downtime.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to process control systems in collaboration with relevant peers.
• Maintaining high-quality workmanship, ensuring robust repairs that prevent recurrence of faults.
• This position operates on a shift pattern of 12-hour days and nights (2 days, 2 nights, followed by 4 days off).

What You Will Need

• To be successful in this role, you should have:
• A complete electrical apprenticeship or a recognized electrical maintenance qualification (NVQ or similar).
• Experience in heavy industrial industries (preferred).
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Desirable Experience

• Overhead cranes & associated safety systems.
• PLCs (Siemens & Allen Bradley) including HMIs.
• AC and DC motor/gearbox drive systems.
• Variable speed motor control (inverters, converters, and speed feedback devices).
• Interpretation of electrical drawings.
• Awareness of safety-related control systems.

Why Join Us?

Our clients are one of the world’s top steel producers, with an annual crude steel capacity exceeding 33 million tonnes and around 80,000 employees across four continents. Sustainability is at the core of their operations. They are committed to reducing energy consumption and achieving carbon neutrality by 2045. Join them and be part of an innovative, forward-thinking team shaping the future of steel.

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