Multiskilled Engineer (Electrical bias)

Chippenham
4 days ago
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We’re working with a large pan-European manufacturing business, which operates 7 days a week, that is actively seeking to add an experienced Multiskilled Maintenance Electrician to join its site Manufacturing Engineering Support teams.
Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrically bias)
40 hours per week - Monday to Friday based on Double Day shift – 6am-2pm/2pm-10pm
Participation in weekend On Call Rota (approx 1 in 5).
Location: nr Chippenham, Wiltshire
Salary: Circa £40,000 plus on call allowance
The position's responsibilities are:

  • Reactive Maintenance on automated production machinery
  • Pre-planned Maintenance (PPM) - Input to and carry out preventive maintenance routines
  • Mechanical fault finding
  • Electrical fault finding with and without diagrams (three phase and control systems)
  • Small installation projects
  • Continuous Improvement to maintain optimal machine efficiency
  • To keep clean any areas in which you are working, including transit areas to and from the workshop, the workshop and stores
  • Support the Operations team in achieving targets
  • Complying to the company’s Health and Safety policies and procedures
  • Contributing to cost effective technical solutions
  • Deliver to the operational expectations
  • Be part of a weekend call-out rota
    To be successful, we would like you to have:
  • A recognised industrial Electrical qualification 18th Edition and Level 3 Electrical Engineering qualification (City & Guilds, NVQ or equivalent)
  • Have experience working as a Shift Electrician or as a dedicated Electrical Engineer in a Manufacturing environment.
  • Experience in the print, packaging or associated industries would be great but is not essential. But experience in a manufacturing or industrial automation environment is critical.
  • Strong electrical fault-finding skill in particular on PLC’s, drives and inverters
  • Excellent fault finding and diagnostic skills
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering diagrams
  • Experience with maintenance PPM and RM programmes.
  • Ideally experience working a buddy system with a Mechanical Engineer.
  • Have good communication, organisational and team work skills.
  • Self motivation, ability to apply initiative and determination.
    Specific training where required will be provided, OEM suppliers and via remote modem diagnostic support from the OEM.
    This is a great opportunity to join a leading manufacturer in a key electrical engineering role. Working on large scale machinery in a time-sensitive manufacturing environment.
    Unfortunately, we are not able to provide sponsorship at this stage

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