Multi-skilled Engineer / Electrical Maintenance Technician (M-F

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
Chester
Salary
20+8 days hol, Co. pension
Posted
13 Jun 2018
Closes
11 Jul 2018
Sectors
Engineering
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) / Maintenance Electrician required for a permanent position for a Manufacturing company in the Chester / Deeside area. Salary is GBP34,000 including shift allowance (dependent on experience and qualifications) plus benefits (see below). The successful candidate will be working average of 40 hours / week (Mon-Fri days & nights shift pattern) plus occasional O/T.

Package:

* GBP34,000 incl. shift allowance (dependent on experience and qualifications) + occasional O/T.
* 20 days holiday plus bank hols - increasing 1 day a year to a max of 25 days plus bank hols
* Company pension scheme

Job Objective: Reporting directly to the Engineering Team Leader, the successful candidate will react to any production break-downs, undertake planned maintenance on a wide range of new and old equipment and work on planned improvements to plant and production machinery.

The successful Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer (Elec Bias) day to day duties will include:

* Perform repairs to any process breakdown to minimise downtime and return plant to production.
* Perform routine maintenance and fault finding to wide range of equipment including old relay logic hard wired systems to PLC/ HMI bus systems, returning the equipment back into operation in a safe manner whilst minimising lost time.
* Undertake electrical and mechanical installation work for new plant or carry out modifications to existing plant in compliance with required standards and latest legislations.
* Support continuous improvement initiatives and work on planned improvements to plant / equipment.
* Adhere to H&S policies/ procedures and carry out all activities in a safe and responsible manner.

To be suitable for this Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician (Elec Bias) role it is essential that you have the following experience and skills:

* Completed relevant maintenance engineering apprenticeship
* Recent experience as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in a manufacturing environment.
* Relevant electrical engineering qualification and knowledge of current electrical wiring regulations.
* Excellent mechanical and electrical fault finding and testing skills.
* Good working knowledge of PLC's, pneumatics, hydraulics, variable speed drives (ac/dc)
* Able to work under pressure, excellent problem solving skills and a logical thought process.
* Ability to read electrical drawings
* Good communicational skills (Oral, Reading & Writing), able to communicate at all levels.

To be more suitable for this Electrical Maintenance Engineer role you will have the following experience / qualifications:

* HNC or higher Electrical Engineering qualification.
* Mechanical engineering qualifications
* Knowledge of control techniques PLC / Drives
* Maintenance of complex equipment

Key Words: Electrical Engineer, Electrical Maintenance, Multi-Skilled Engineer, Planned Preventative Maintenance, PLC's, HMI, Motors, Drives, AC / DC, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, 17th Edition, Fault Finding, PPM, Manufacturing, Production, Chester, Deeside, Cheshire

The successful Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician (Electrical Bias) will need to be flexible as there will be a requirement to cover for weekends / on call, work additional hours as and when the business requires and other duties not mentioned in this job description. You will also have the relevant qualifications and experience, be self-motivated / pro-active, able to work under pressure, well organised, analytical, logical, able to communicate at all levels, work alone and also as part of a team.

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