Maintenance Electrician

E3 Recruitment; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Maintenance Electrician to perform proactive and reactive maintenance, drive efficiencies, and resolve issues in the factory. The ideal candidate will have relevant Electrical Vocational qualifications and experience in a manufacturing environment. This role offers a competitive salary along with extensive training and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Company pension contribution

Cycle-to-work scheme

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Hold relevant Electrical Vocational and Technical qualifications.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Perform proactive and reactive electrical maintenance.
• Drive plant improvements and efficiencies.
• Resolve plant issues through engineering improvements.
• Conduct basic fault finding on PLCs.
• Enhance plant reliability with best practices.

Skills

Electrical maintenance experience

Proactive and reactive maintenance

Knowledge of PLCs

Education

City and Guilds Level 3

BTEC Level 3 or higher with NVQ Level 3

Job description

Overview

Join a leading manufacturing company as an Maintenance Electrician. This is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to take the next step in their career. This role offers excellent benefits, including a competitive salary, overtime opportunities and continuous training to support your growth.

What’s in it for you as Maintenance Electrician

• Salary: £48,000 per annum with premium overtime also available to enhance earnings
• Location: Loughborough
• Benefits: company pension contribution, cycle-to-work scheme, shopping discounts, and more
• Hours: 42-hr week
• Shift pattern: Monday to Thursday 6am - 3pm, Friday 6am - 4pm; Monday to Thursday 2pm - 10pm, Friday 9am - 5pm; Monday to Thursday 8pm - 6am, no Friday (rotating shift pattern)
• Training: Continued training and engineering development
• Job Security: Grow within a market leader offering long-term career progression

Key Responsibilities of the Maintenance Electrician

• Responsible for plant wide proactive and reactive electrical maintenance activities to ensure the optimum performance of the factory.
• Covering planned and reactive maintenance activities across manufacturing lines.
• Help to drive plant improvements and increased efficiencies.
• Identify and resolve recurring plant issues through engineering improvements (RCA).
• Carry out work on electrical elements such as motors, inverters, safety circuits; perform basic fault finding on PLCs. Extensive training will be provided on Siemens PLC S7 TIA portal systems along with further upskilling opportunities.
• Enhance plant reliability with best practices using CMMS.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• You will need to hold the following Electrical Vocational and Technical qualifications to be considered: City and Guilds Level 3 AND BTEC Level 3 or higher with NVQ Level 3, OR be Apprentice trained to level 3 or equivalent.
• Strong planned and reactive electrical maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer.