Maintenance Electrician

E3 Recruitment; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Maidstone is seeking a Maintenance Electrician. The role offers excellent training, career development opportunities, and a competitive salary of £54,383 per annum. Responsibilities include maintaining plant machinery, ensuring quality standards, and diagnosing electrical faults. The ideal candidate will have a recognized engineering qualification and significant experience. This position also includes attractive overtime rates and benefits.

Benefits

33 days Holiday

Annual KPI Production Bonus

Company pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent required.
• Time served in Electrical Engineering or as a Maintenance Electrician.
• High degree of Health & Safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Provide plant-wide maintenance service and repairs.
• Monitor machine setup and changeovers.
• Ensure compliance with H&S and quality standards.
• Diagnose breakdowns and electrical faults.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Installation skills

PLCs knowledge

Health & Safety awareness

Education

Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship

NVQ/City and Guilds

HNC or HND - Electrical

Job description

Overview

The Maintenance Electrician vacancy is working with a leading manufacturing company based in the Maidstone area of Kent. The position offers excellent opportunities for both training and career development. The client have large CAPEX and investment budgets. Development and Training for the right candidate with a good mix of overtime which is paid at 1.5x and 2x.

Location

Maidstone, Kent

What’s in it for you as a Maintenance Electrician?

• Hours of Work - Panama - 2 on 2 off 3 on 3 off (Days and Nights 12 hours)
• Salary - £54,383 per annum, plus annual pay increases
• 33 days Holiday
• Overtime at 1.5x and 2x
• Annual KPI Production Bonus
• Company pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Training, Career and Development opportunities

Main Duties & Responsibilities of Maintenance Electrician

• Providing plant-wide maintenance service, departmental support and repairs ensuring that all production targets are maintained - maintaining factory manufacturing machinery
• Monitor & supply engineering support of machine set-up & changeovers to ensure that the product conforms to any quality assurance standards and ensuring changeovers are as efficient as possible.
• Keeping and implementing plant wide PPM structures ensuring H&S, quality assurance as well as liaising with Engineering Stores
• Working within a small Team and along side contractors to diagnose breakdowns and Electrical Faults across the Plant

Experience and Qualifications Required for Maintenance Electrician

• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship & Qualification or equivalent, e.g.NVQ, City and Guilds, ONC, BTEC or HNC and HND - Electrical
• Time served Electrical Engineer or as Maintenance Electrician
• Skills in breakdowns, installations, invertors and PLCs
• Ability to fault find, repair and provide solutions to problems
• High degree of Health & Safety awareness.

The position may suit a Maintenance Electrical Engineer, Maintenance Electrician, Multi-skilled Engineer, Electrical Engineer etc