Maintenance Electrician – Continental Shift

SG Personnel are working with a market leading manufacturing business in Gateshead who are looking to recruit a Maintenance Electrician on a permanent basis. This is a superb opportunity with an established business who have seen significant capital expenditure over recent years. The role will work 12 hour shifts days/nights on a rotation within a cycle of production. The role will support manufacturing and attend all breakdown calls, repair equipment, maintain equipment through preventative maintenance and look for improvements to reduce manufacturing downtime.

Key Accountabilities:

The following are the main accountabilities for the job. Other duties, commensurate with the grading of the job, may also be assigned from time to time.

· Ensure the plant and equipment are available and safe for use

· Respond quickly and effectively to machinery breakdowns

· Follow weekly planned maintenance schedule

· Complete works orders assigned

· Responsible for your own and everyone else’s safety

· Communicating / reporting engineering issues and resolutions to the Shift Supervisor and Maintenance Team

· Completion of shift log reporting work done and outstanding issues to be handed over/resolved

· Assist in other departments as required such as Production/ Engineering etc

· Experience in medium to large process environment

· Become a flexible team member

· Perform all work in a manner that meets and follows electrical codes and standards

Key Process:

· Conduct electrical systems maintenance

· Identifying electrical problems and repair them

· Troubleshoot electrical issues using appropriate testing devices

· Test electrical systems and components to ensure proper functioning

· Complete planned and preventative maintenance on plant and equipment

· Inverter control – changing out, set up

· Programming and fault finding knowledge of PLC’s(Allen Bradley preferably)

· Ability to read/create/modify Electrical Drawings

· Write detailed account of shift issues and communicate to oncoming shifts

· Attend maintenance meetings when required

· Responsible for cleanliness and housekeeping

Person Specification

Essential:

· >5 years Electrical experience

· 18th Edition

· Knowledge and understanding of PLC control

· Knowledge of burner controls and gas systems would be advantageous

· IT systems & Microsoft office

· Can do attitude, resourceful, team player

· Ability to problem solve using a logical approach

The Shift Pattern

A unique pattern covering 18 shifts each month during production runs. 2 days, 2 nights, 2 days off, followed by a break between production runs. 5.30 to 5.30 start and finish time.

Salary & Benefits:

Salary of £46405 inclusive of shift premium.

Service bonus of 2% per annum.

KPI bonus of up to 5% of salary paid annually.