Electrical Fitter & Installation Engineer

Due to continued growth my client is recruiting for an Electrical Fitter & Installation Engineer with electrical bias. They are a leading manufacturer of specialist automated machinery used in a wide range of industries. This post will involve project management, electrical design, pre-shipment work, installation & commissioning and development responsibility within an automation, electrical and software perspective. Their ideal candidate will have proven electrical / mechanical machine build, fitting as well as site installation experience. Working away will be 40% and workshop based 60%
Electrical Fitter & Installation Engineer role:
• Project management of all aspects of retrofit electrical design
• On-site Electrical Commissioning of the projects
• Design and draw electrical control circuits (to relevant British & European
• regulations).
• Develop electrical drawings from new sheet through to red line updates of electrical drawings.
• Test completed assemblies prior to shipment
• Conduct software pre-shipment checks
• Undertake initial setup of drive systems (Sinamic S120, and G120 drives)
• Liaise with control panel manufacturers, for correction of issues
• Plan & supervise installation of the new equipment
• Carry out initial power up of industrial Automation PLC based control systems
• Test machine IO (PLC IO, Remote IO & Asi remote IO) systems.
• Ability to fault find AC & DC drive systems (AC up to 480V) Siemens & Parker preferred
• Monitor & debug Siemens based PLC systems (Step 7 & TIA Portal)
• Modify Siemens WinCC SCADA projects
• Ability to modify Siemens HMI systems (WinCC Flexible 2008 & TIA Portal)
• Carry out final commissioning & handover to customers
• Complete the project final acceptance
Electrical Fitter & Installation Engineer requirement:
• HNC / HND or BEng. Electrical Engineering.
• Functional Safety ISO13849.
• Pneumatic systems.
• Commissioning of rotating machinery.
• Vacuum system experience would be an advantage.
• 5-10 years’ experience of an automation background.
• Experience in design and construction of electrical circuits and control panels.
• Knowledge of relevant British and European EN Regulations.
• Computer literate in Microsoft applications.
• Experience of Siemens PLC, SCADA, HMI programming & Siemens drive systems (S120 & G120C).
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated with a desire to achieve high standards.
• Possess a strong sense of ownership.
• Ability to assess, make decisions and address situations.
• Capable of multi-tasking and managing own time.
• Needs to be willing, able and available to travel on a worldwide basis
Electrical Fitter & Installation Engineer package:
OTE £50k (£45k base)
Performance based bonus
Private Health Care
Private pension plan
Life cover
25 days holiday + bank holidays