MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

Probe Technical Recruitment; Northampton, Daventry, Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a full-time Maintenance Electrician to join their team near Wellingborough. The role involves maintaining production machinery and site services, ensuring minimal downtime, and includes a competitive salary starting from £40,000, alongside benefits such as pension and holidays.

Benefits

3% / 5% pension on auto enrolment

24 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in print/packaging / FMCG / food sectors is desirable.
• Must have a multi-skilled engineering background.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical and electrical service to maintain machines and site services.
• Undertake planned preventive maintenance to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Respond to unplanned breakdowns to minimize downtime.

Skills

Electrical bias

Multi-skilled engineering

PLC programming and fault-finding

Process controls

AC / DC and Servo drives

Education

HNC in electrical or electronic engineering

Training in 17th / 18th Edition IEE wiring regulations

Job description

Probe Technical are looking to recruit a full time and permanent Maintenance Electrician to join an experienced and dedicated Engineering team near Wellingborough on a Monday – Friday day shift with a 37.5-hour week. The ideal candidate will provide both mechanical and electrical service to the Production Department in terms of maintaining machines and site services to achieve minimal downtime as well as reduced engineering costs.

The package details for the role of Maintenance Electrician include the below and further at interview:

• Salary from £40,000+
• 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday
• 3% / 5% pension on Auto enrolment
• 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Along with a HNC in electrical or electronic engineering and training in 17th / 18th Edition IEE wiring regulations, or equivalent. You must be a multi-skilled engineer with Electrical bias with either print/packaging / FMCG / food experience. Experience of PLC’s (programming and fault-finding), process controls and AC / DC and Servo drives.

Other key duties for the Maintenance Electrician role involve:

• Undertake work of any kind as directed by the Engineering Supervisor
• Work on both mechanical and electrical plant and carry out installation work.
• Carry out planned preventive maintenance to reduce future unplanned downtime.
• Respond to unplanned breakdowns, ensuring downtime is minimised.
• Undertake facilities maintenance where necessary.
• Supervise sub-contractors where necessary.

The Maintenance Electrician role is commutable from Northampton, Daventry, Lutterworth and Coventry