Electrical Multi Skilled Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Multi Skilled Engineer

Location: Ruthin, Denbighshire

Salary: Competitive

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: Mon-Fri 08.00-16.30 (40 hours per week), however there is a requirement to be flexible and to cover the 4-on 4-off shifts (Days: 06:00-18:00 & Nights: 18:00-06:00) as and when required

Blazer's Fuels Limited, a trading subsidiary of Newbridge Energy Limited, manufacture and supply premium wood fuels which are all ENplus®, BSL, Woodsure and HETAS certified. We only manufacture our premium pellets and market leading fuel logs from 100% virgin British wood residue from sawmill activity. Here at Blazers, we have a passion for producing sustainable and renewable energy using biomass Combined Heat and Power.

The Role

The main purpose of the role is to support operations in the day-to-day production of wood fuel and utility products and the generation of renewable electricity for onsite use and export to the National Grid. You will carry out preventive maintenance tasks to ensure highest levels of equipment availability. You will apply continuous improvement techniques, seeking to improve Mean Time Between Failure and Mean Time to Repair, maximising plant uptime. Working to and achieving all agreed objectives and KPI's.

Duties:

Achievement is delivered through:

• Attending and repairing plant breakdowns
• Carrying out preventive maintenance tasks
• Ensuring route cause problems solving techniques are being used following breakdowns
• Assisting with identification of losses and breakdowns, thus establishing, and closing out corrective action plans to improve efficiency
• Update planned preventative maintenance schedules where required
• Attend team meetings and contribute to continuous improvement and total preventative maintenance within the team
• Effectively maintain shadow boards and spare parts availability
• Effective proving of equipment following all and any maintenance
• Assist production teams to achieve the required levels of output
• Adherence to the Company's health, safety, and environmental policy
• Complete any other reasonable tasks or requests as required.

About you:

Essential:

Qualifications:

• Apprentice trained multiskilled engineer 50/50 or 40/60 bias Mechanical / Electrical
• A recognised craft or technical qualification i.e. C&G/BTech/ONC/HNC in engineering or equivalent.

Experience & Skills Required:

• Mechanical engineering fitting: bearings couplings gearboxes etc
• Mechanical fault finding and repair
• Basic welding (MIG)
• Hydraulics and pneumatics
• Electrical experience low voltage equipment max 415vac
• Ability to perform basic work on PLC and relay logic (programming not essential)
• Single phase, Three Phase inverter DOL and Star Delta motor control experience.
• Ability to do basic electrical fault finding
• An understanding of Total Preventative Maintenance techniques, to include FMEA and condition monitoring
• Lean knowledge i.e. Kanban, SMED and knowledge of PPM systems.

Personal Qualities:

• A self-driven individual
• The ability to work in a small team and on own initiative as you may eventually be the only engineer on site during either day shifts or 4 on 4 off nights and weekends
• Flexible and prepared to assist colleagues where required
• A team player and prepared to pass on experience and knowledge to train apprentice engineers and production personnel
• Due to the location of the site at Ruthin, Denbighshire you must have a full UK driving licence.

Desirable:

Experience & Skills Required:

• ATEX
• Confined spaces
• Wood industry
• CHP/ Power generation
• Project work
• Robot palletising
• Computer literate (CMMS, Microsoft Office)

Benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Life assurance upon successful completion of probationary period
• Staff discount on our products

Additional Information:

The details contained in this job description reflect the content of the job at the date it was prepared. However, it is inevitable that over time, the nature of the job may change. Existing duties may no longer be required, and other duties may be gained without changing the general nature of the job or level of responsibility entailed. Consequently, the Company will expect to revise this Job Description from time to time and will consult with the job holder at the appropriate time.

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Multi Skilled Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Multi Skilled Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Service Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Skilled Mechanical Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Machine Maintenance Engineer may also be considered for this role.