Electrical Engineer

Job description

  Location
Abertillery, Newport
·  Salary
£ 24000 - £ 25000 / Year
·  Category
Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive - Electrical & Electronic Engineering
·  Job type
Permanent
·  Industry
Engineering, Aerospace and Automotive
·  External Reference
KE/MAINTE

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Electrical Engineer to join our well established client on a Permanent basis.

Role:

Perform more complex repair activities and maintain production equipment, machinery or instruments to ensure that it functions reliably and complies with process specifications to the highest Environmental, Health and Safety Standards

Accountabilities

Respond to break-downs and other operating problems and complete planned maintenance activities to minimise disruptions to manufacturing processes

·  Attend machines to assess planned maintenance activities and diagnose breakdowns

·  Establish a safe working area

·  Communicate with machine operators to attain information relating to the deviations

·  Assess the need to isolate

·  Advise production supervisors of expected duration of work if possible

·  Undertake appropriate repairs to machinery

·  Instruct machine operators to test machinery on completion of maintenance activity

·  Maintain tools and repair equipment to ensure good working order

Maintain detailed maintenance records so that Health and Safety is ensured and recurring problems with machinery, equipment or parts can be identified and addressed

·  Complete work order documents with the relevant information relating to the required maintenance activity

·  Complete take 2s and raise permits to work when the need to isolate occurs

·  Sign off permits when reengaging power

·  Liaise with machine operators to sign off completed work orders

·  Capture all maintenance activities in relevant recording system

·  Complete appropriate audits on maintenance equipment

·  Feedback to the relevant individuals on proposed improvements to machinery, operator competence and/or any other relevant information

Set, calibrate or adjust equipment, machinery and instruments so that it complies with production specifications or instructions

·  Measure product lengths and angles when performing appropriate checks

·  Identify opportunities to maximise product utilisation within British Standards

·  Respond to observations from machine operators on product calibration

·  Input corrections into operating system

·  Recheck product for new calibration changes

Support the development of less experienced maintenance professionals

·  Accompany individuals to areas requiring maintenance

·  Advise on appropriate health and safety standards

·  Observe and assess individual abilities to diagnose malfunctions and carry out planned maintenance activity

·  Supply guidance on how to approach specific maintenance activities

·  Support the completion of work

·  Give construction feedback on the individual's competency to deliver the activity

·  Suggest development opportunities to improve competency

Miscellaneous or ad hoc business requirements

·  Manage specific projects or undertake specific project activity as determined by the business or line manager

·  Travel to specific locations in order to undertake role requirements as required

·  Represent your function or business at meetings or events as required

Technical Competencies

Production Services e.g. Cranes, Bar Production (Shear Lines) , Power Bending (Manual and Automatic Benders), Coil Production (Straightening and Decoiling machines), Threading and Coupling (Lenton and Dextra)

Requirements

·  Previous experience as a Maintenance Electrician, Engineering Electrician or similar essential

·  Multi Skilled/ Time Served - Preferred

·  Must hold a City & Guilds or BTEC Qualification

·  Completed 17th Edition Wiring Regulations

Hours:

Working on a 3 shift system, Mornings , Afternoons and Nights:

·  Days 6am-2pm Monday to Thursday and 6am - 1pm Friday

·  Afternoon 2pm - 10pm Monday to Thursday and 1pm - 8pm Friday

·  Nights 11pm to 6am Sunday nights, 10 pm to 6am Monday to Thursday night.

Salary £24,000 pa + Production Bonus and Overtime