Plant Engineer (Electrical) in Port Talbot

Role: Plant Engineer (Electrical)

Location: Port Talbot (SA13)
Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits

Benefits

• 35 days' annual leave.

• Annual pay review.

• Quarterly bonus scheme - subject to business performance.

• Private healthcare scheme (individual cover).

• One of the UK's leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution).

• Free on-site parking.

• Employee assistance programme.

• Employee discount scheme, including discounts with Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and various local services.

Technical Partners are looking for an experienced and motivated Plant Engineer (Electrical) to join a leading UK manufacturing business at their site in Port Talbot.

As a Plant Engineer (Electrical), you will support the coordination of engineering activities across the site, helping to improve manufacturing performance, equipment reliability and maintenance standards.

You will play an important role in developing and implementing preventative maintenance strategies, supporting continuous improvement and ensuring engineering activities are delivered safely, efficiently and cost-effectively.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the coordination of engineering activities and implementation of engineering standards.

• Developing and implementing preventative maintenance strategies.

• Supporting failure analysis processes and identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability.

• Managing engineering spares, contractors and maintenance budgets.

• Ensuring engineering standards and procedures are followed.

• Supporting the planning and implementation of maintenance shutdowns.

• Responding to electrical faults and breakdowns to minimise production downtime.

• Driving continuous improvement across engineering and maintenance activities.

• Minimum HNC qualification in Electrical Engineering, ideally HND or Degree level.

• Experience within a fast-paced, heavy industrial manufacturing environment.

• Strong background in electrical engineering.

• Experience with continuous improvement and preventative maintenance techniques.

• Experience planning and implementing maintenance shutdowns.

• Confident dealing with contractors and responding to breakdowns.

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

• Computer literate, with the ability to work independently and under pressure.

You should ideally have good working knowledge and experience of:

• AC and DC electrical drives.

• Electrical power distribution networks up to 11kV.

• PLC fault-finding and programming, particularly GEM 80, Siemens S7 and Allen Bradley.

• Electrical fault-finding and repairs.

• Reading and interpreting electrical circuit schematics.

• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.

• Compliance requirements including DSEAR, PUWER and COSHH.

• Risk Assessments (RA) and Safe Working Procedures (SWPs).

• Inspection and Instrumentation (I&I) techniques and practices.

If you're an electrically qualified engineer with experience in heavy industrial manufacturing, preventative maintenance and electrical engineering systems, this could be an excellent opportunity to take the next step in your career.

Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.

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