Maintenance Electrician

ATA Recruitment
Whittlesey
2 days ago
Applications closed

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Maintenance Electrician, £54,000 + bonus paid monthly – up to 3k + 10% company pension contribution + 29 days annual leave + overtime with OTE over 58K + fantastic share saver scheme + cycle to work scheme + gym membership discounts.

Whittlesey, 4 on 4 off Days only

Why join our client?

Fantastic employee engagement - over 300 employees have been with the business over 25 years.

Real career progression opportunities into senior engineer roles

Option to buy reduced shares in the business

Opportunity to work for a forward-thinking company who have invested over £125m across their sites since 2023.

About the client

ATA are supporting a large manufacturing group at one of their flagship sites in the East Peterborough area. The group who operates within the industrial sector have multiple sites across the UK, employ over 2000 staff and boast a portfolio of manufactured goods second to none. These goods are some of UKs most recognisable brands of which have become a staple part of the British construction market. The site has been a long-standing part of the community for a number of years and produces an iconic product.

This role would suit maintenance electricians, who have strong knowledge within an industrial sector.

About the role

As a maintenance engineer you will be responsible for completing planned preventative maintenance, reacting to breakdowns, and completing remedial repair work in a busy manufacturing environment. This would be on heavy and automated plant machinery, including, robotics, presses, hydraulics, rotating equipment and more.

Electrical fault finding using various methods (Electrical drawings, PLC, Multimeter)

Swapping out electrical components and electrical improvement work.

Utilising the Piranha CMMS.

The company are working towards making the site more efficient so are adopting LEAN manufacturing processes on site, therefor you will be involved project work and making production improvements to achieve TPM.

About you

To be considered for this maintenance electrician role you should be/have the following:

Experience working within a factory environment.

Strong knowledge and practical experience of maintenance within panels.

Be comfortable working in an industrial or heavy environment.

Strong knowledge of H&S

You should hold a recognised level 3 (or above) Electrical qualification city and guilds, NVQ, BTEC, HND, HNC.

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The benefits

Joining our client as a maintenance electrician, you will be joining a reputable business who offer a market leading package and a fantastic training package which will help develop your skill set. You will be joining a business that has had a very low turnover of staff now for several years, led by an engineering manager who puts his people first.

If you think you are the right maintenance electrician for this market leader, please press apply, call Ashton on (phone number removed), or email your CV too

ATA Recruitment specialises in Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Civil, Transportation and general Engineering recruitment on both a permanent and contract basis – for more opportunities like this one, visit our website

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

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