Transformer Engineer

Know How Resourcing; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Profit share

Two paid breaks

Death in service 3x

Healthcare cash plan

Employee assistance

EV salary sacrifice

On-site charging points

Paternity/maternity leave

Pension

Job summary

Know How Resourcing is seeking an experienced Transformer Engineer for on-site installation, testing, and commissioning of distribution and power transformers. You will travel across the UK and Europe to assemble equipment, run tests, and support customers with high-quality service.

Role requires hands-on mechanical/electrical experience, ECS accreditation, and the ability to read drawings. Flexibility for unsociable hours and travel is essential, with a strong safety mindset and attention to

Qualifications

• Experience fitting distribution and power transformers on site
• Hands-on mechanical/electrical engineering experience
• Ability to read mechanical and schematic drawings
• ECS accreditation and driving licence
• Health & Safety and risk assessments experience
• Ideally Overhead Crane/Slinging training and IPAF certification
• Ideally FLT license

Responsibilities

• On-site installation, fitting, wiring and testing of transformers and packages
• Travel to UK and Europe third-party sites to build and test equipment
• Ensure equipment assembled and tested to high standards
• Act as customer-facing ambassador on site with high service levels
• Read and interpret mechanical and schematic drawings
• Use general workshop machinery and hand tools
• Adapt to changing priorities and work unsociable hours when required
• Collaborate with colleagues to resolve site challenges

Skills

On-site fitting

Mechanical/Electrical env

Read schematics

ECS accreditation

Full UK driving licence

Travel flexibility

FLT license (desirable)

IPAF certification (desirable)

Education

Apprentice trained or ME qualification

Tools

Workshop machinery

Hand tools

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Transformer Engineer to join an established business.

The Role:

Focussing mainly on new transformer and package substation installation on site including fitting, wiring and test of both distribution and power transformers. Role also includes some warranty investigation and rectification work on site and more routine equipment maintenance tasks.

Key areas include:

• Based on site with some occasional in-house pre fitting and assembly of various types of distribution and power transformers and associated packages.
• You will prepare work to be accomplished by studying assembly instructions, blueprint specifications, preassembly images & parts lists, gathering parts, subassemblies, tools and materials.
• You will assemble components by examining connections for correct fit, fastening parts and subassemblies.
• You will be required to travel to third party sites both in the UK and Europe to build up the equipment and test.
• You will ensure that all equipment is assembled and tested to the highest standard.
• You will be a customer facing ambassador whilst on site and able to deliver excellent customer service levels, even when sometimes under pressure.
• Use of initiative in an environment with changing priorities whilst always focussing on completing a task safely.
• You will read and understand mechanical and schematic drawings.
• You will use general workshop machinery and hand tools related to the role.
• Identify and work with colleagues to resolve site related challenges.
• To work unsociable hours when required to meet customer needs.
• Keep up to date with legislative updates and communications

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• Experience and competence of working on site fitting distribution and power transformers and associated packages is essential
• Hands on experience of working within a mechanical/electrical engineering environment is essential
• The ability to understand mechanical and schematic drawings is essential
• Apprentice trained or a Mechanical/Electrical qualification is essential
• Experience of Health & Safety and conducting risk assessments is essential
• ECS accreditation is essential
• Full UK driving licence is essential
• Transformer full testing experience is desirable
• You will have good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to liaise with customers and resolve issues in a proactive and positive manner
• Strong trouble shooting skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• You will be flexible and adaptable and be prepared to attend site at short notice which may be outside your normal working hours
• Experience of working collaboratively with other operations personnel with the ability to train and enhance your work colleagues' skills.
• Ideally experience of working within a continuous improvement environment
• Ideally have up to date training on Overhead Crane/Slinging Lifting certification
• Ideally have a FLT licence
• Ideally IPAF certification

Salary and benefits:

• Salary negotiable
• 25 days holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays
• Company Profit Share Scheme (paid quarterly)
• Two paid breaks
• 3 x salary death in service
• Healthcare cash plan scheme
• Employee Assistance programme
• Salary sacrifice EV scheme and on-site electric charging points
• 4 weeks full pay paternity/maternity leave
• Pension