Maintenance Electrician / Electrical Craftsperson

GPW Job Ref: E113310

Time served / Apprentice trainedMaintenance Electrician / Electrical Craftsperson is required for permanent position for a Manufacturing company in the Bury / Whitefield M45 area. Rate of pay is £21.09/hr PAYE incl. shift allowance (likely earnings to be circa £55k – £60k incl. regular O/T) plus benefits (see below). The successful candidate will be working a 4-week rotating, continental shift pattern, average of 42 hours/week (12 hour days & 12 hour nights, with 7 consecutive days off in a 4 week rotation).

The ideal candidate will have prior experience of working in an industrial manufacturing environment and be familiar with three phase / 440v, single phase and DC control systems (incl. motor and heating), industrial electrical installations and industrial manufacturing machinery.

Package:

• Hourly Rate: £21.09 incl. shift allowance (weekly paid).
• Regular overtime readily available, likely earnings to be £55-60k pa
• 23.33 days holiday allowance (6 hrs / half days can be taken)
• Pension
• Life assurance

Working Hours:

Continental shift pattern across 4 weeks – 12 hours shifts (Days 6am – 6pm & Nights 6pm – 6am)

4 week shift rotation example:

Week1: 1D, 3N, 3 OFF

Week2: 1 OFF, 3D, 3 OFF

Week3: 4 off, 3N

Week4: 4 off, 3D

Week5: 1D, 3N, 3 OFF

And so on.

The successful Maintenance Electrician / Electrical Maintenance Technician / Industrial Electrical Craftspersonday to day duties will include:

• Diagnose and repair electrical problems on industrial and occasional domestic electrical systems – Including 3 phase motor control, DC motor control and Siemens control systems
• Assess the parts needed for a job
• Conduct routine preventative maintenance and testing
• Rewire faulty electrical systems
• Ensure good quality workmanship which upholds company standards and complies with industrial codes and follows safety requirements
• Ability to work alone and also work within a team
• Install electrical systems to 17^th / 18^th edition regs.

The ideal Maintenance Electrician / Industrial Electrical Craftsperson will have the following experience, skills and characteristics:

• Completed relevant maintenance engineering apprenticeship i.e. NVQ L3 / C&G L3
• Recent experience as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer in a manufacturing environment.
• Relevant electrical engineering qualification and knowledge of current electrical wiring regulations 17/18^th
• Good working knowledge Three phase, single phase and DC control systems – including motor and heating
• Able to follow relay ladder logic wiring diagrams
• Industrial Electrical installation experience.
• Basic understanding of mechanical, pneumatics, hydraulics repairs
• Able to work under pressure, work safely, excellent problem solving skills, attentive and a logical thought process.
• Ability to read electrical drawings
• Good communicational skills (Oral, Reading & Writing), able to communicate at all levels.
• HNC or higher Electrical Engineering qualification (desirable)
• Testing and Inspection with PAT – (desirable)
• Basic knowledge of a PLC’s / Siemens control system – recognition of Inputs and Outputs (desirable)
• Basic knowledge of variable speed drives AC/DC (desirable)

This position could be right for you if you want to work as any of the following: Industrial Electrician, Electrical Craftsperson, Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Electrician, Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer / Technician, Shift Engineer, Electrical Field Service Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Multi-Skilled Engineering Technician.

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The successful Electrical Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Electrician will need to be flexible as there will be a requirement 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.

If you are interested in Maintenance Electrician / Industrial Electrical Craftsperson role and meet majority of the above criteria please click on the apply now button