Maintenance Electrician Permanent

We are currently representing our prestige client based within the S60 area of Rotherham who are looking to add additional Maintenance Electricians to their team on a permanent basis.

Job duties/responsibilities:

• To minimise plant downtime
• To diagnose and remedy equipment/plant faults
• Ensure all breakdowns are carried out constructively and accurately
• Ensure that all parts required are booked out correctly and recorded
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance tasks
• Practise continuous improvement, innovation and pro-activeness for improved ways of working and offering possible solutions to problems encountered
• You will be working with closely with the production team to achieve production needs
• Carry out all necessary IT based and manual recording tasks relevant to the operation of the department
• Ensure that Health, Safety and Environmental procedures are adhered to

The successful candidate will:

• Have at least 3 years experience of working within a medium to heavy manufacturing environment
• Be BTEC qualified in and electrical engineering discipline or relevant time serviced experience training or certificate
• Can demonstrate a good hands-on knowledge of electrical and PLC control systems. PLC programming experience not essential.
• Have experience of working with 3-phase motor and variable speed drive systems
• Have good fault finding and problem skills
• Have the ability to understand and produce engineering drawings
• Good verbal, listening and written communication skills
• Ideally have experience in the use of overhead cranes and slinging techniques, not essential
• Ideally have experience in the use of FLT’s but not essential

Hours of work & pay:

Working shifts of:

• Week 1: Tuesday – Thursday day shift, 6am till 6pm and Friday 8am till 4pm
• Week 2: Tuesday – Thursday night shift, 6pm till 6am

You would be required to work within the company’s spring and summer shutdown period but not Christmas.

Salary: To start at £33,987 including a shift allowance, there is the opportunity for this to increase as objectives and key competencies are gained

If you are interested in this position please apply with an up to date CV or alternatively if you would like more information on the role or would like to discuss the positon please call 01709 917517.