Multiskilled Maintenance Technician – Elec Bias

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Multiskilled Maintenance Technician – Elec Bias
Telford
Permanent
Up to £47,000 – Depending on experience
Monday to Friday – 40 hrs per week Double days plus occasional night shift on a rota basis
We are currently recruiting for a well-established global manufacturer in Telford who are looking for an experienced Multiskilled Maintenance Technician to join the business. As the Multiskilled Maintenance Technician you will be responsible for supporting with machine breakdowns, reacting to any mechanical and electrical faults, supporting with preventative maintenance tasks, and equipment installations.
We are looking for someone who is multiskilled, ideally electrically biased with pneumatic, hydraulic and PLC knowledge who has experience working within fast paced manufacturing environments.
The Multiskilled Maintenance Technician will be responsible for:

Maintaining and repairing plant machinery and equipment onsite, including facilities
Working on planned and preventative maintenance tasks
Attending to breakdowns in a timely fashion and repairing mechanical, electrical, and robotic equipment
Supporting with the installation on new machinery onsite
Fault finding on PLCs
Communicating all information thoroughly across all shifts and departments
Adhering to all health and safety and environment legislation at all time
Skills and Experience
Multiskilled – Ideally Electrically bias
Electrical qualification would be advantageous
Experience fault finding and repairing pneumatics, hydraulics and ideally PLCs and robots
Previously worked in a high-volume manufacturing environment such as food manufacturing, FMCG or Automotive
This role would suit a candidate with previous experience in roles such as Multiskilled Maintenance Technician / Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Technician / Maintenance Technician – Elec Bias / Maintenance Engineer – Elec Bias / Reliability Engineer
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Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.
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