Multiskilled Engineer (Electrical bias)

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 £4k 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