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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
    The application process:
    Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.
    We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.
    About Us
    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.
    Reference: GJ26485

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