Service & Maintenance Engineer

Galliford Try Group; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Service & Maintenance Engineer to join their team in Coventry. This role offers the chance to work on exciting projects while providing vital electrical and control system support to clients across the UK. You will be part of a dynamic team ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, resolving system faults, and participating in site surveys. With a commitment to employee wellbeing and professional development, this company provides a supportive environment for you to thrive. If you have a passion for engineering and a desire to make a difference, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Comprehensive pension plan

Save as You Earn share purchase scheme

Private medical scheme options

Paid professional association membership

Qualifications

• Experience in Electrical Engineering with a focus on PLCs and control systems.
• HNC/ONC qualification and NVQ 3 certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide electrical and control system support to clients across the UK.
• Participate in 24/7 fault finding and repair of control systems.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

PLC Programming

Control Systems

Health and Safety Compliance

VFD Drives

Electrical Drawings Interpretation

Education

HNC/ONC in Electrical/Systems/Software Engineering

Certified Apprenticeship (NVQ 3)

Tools

SCADA

PLC Software

Control Panels

Job description

SERVICE & MAINTENANCE ENGINEER

COVENTRY

What you will be doing:

An opportunity has arisen for a Service & Maintenance Engineer to join the team at Lintott, a Galliford Try business. The Service Maintenance Engineer will provide Electrical and Control system support to our clients located throughout the UK.

• Ensure that work practices comply with the requirements of Health & Safety at Work Act & work procedures/Business Assurance System (incorporating the Company’s Health & Safety Policy)
• Understand and comply with the Company Business Management System, Quality Manual, Company Procedures and Standards relating to Production tasks (QA forms)
• Advise of any issues prior to the commencement of work
• Help ensure that the workplace (on or off site) is exceptional in terms of cleanliness & housekeeping (based on the 6S)
• Ensure that all tools & work equipment (benches & cases) are safe, orderly & clean
• Attend customers sites and aid in resolving Electrical and Control system faults, participating in a rota system providing 24/7 cover for key clients in the fault finding and repair of control systems including SCADA/PLC/HMI, Control Panels, Motor Control Centres, VFD Drives, Instrumentation and Field equipment
• Attend site and carry out site surveys for control system upgrades/site support contracts
• Provide support to the engineering and shop floor function, assisting with installation and commissioning activities as required

About You:

• HNC/ONC in Electrical/Systems/Software engineering plus experience in either Food, FMCG, Automotive, Materials Handling or Utility industries.
• Certified apprenticeship (NVQ 3).
• Experience with PLC’s: uploading and downloading PLC software, diagnosing problems via PLC software, basic modifications to PLC software and commissioning of PLC software.
• Experience with VFD Drives: basic fault finding and uploading/downloading parameters.
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings.
• Excellent knowledge of Health and Safety in the Workplace.
• Good understanding of control panel manufacture.
• Experience in a similar role in a System Integration Environment or Maintenance support.
• Experience in servicing, supporting and commissioning control systems in some/all of the following industries: Food, FMCG, Automotive, Materials Handling or Utility industries.
• Knowledge of CE and PUWER.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion, we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, offering you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. We’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme provides free 24/7 support
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to inquire about other positions available within our business please contact [e-mail]

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you to confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? We encourage you to apply anyway as you may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meets the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you.