Site Shift Electrician

Job description

  Location
Kendal, Cumbria
·  Salary
£34,650.00/Year
·  Category
Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive - Electrical & Electronic Engineering
·  Job type
Permanent
·  Industry
Industrial and Manufacturing
·  External Reference
JN-072018-17751

Responsibilities

·  To carry out repairs and improvements in all matters of plant, machinery and services, utilising effective planning and computer maintenance management systems to ensure safe, efficient and effective site operation

·  Communicate directly with the Production Team Leaders and Engineering Supervisor for day-day work during normal working hours and provide a first line response on a priority basis outside of normal working hours.

Principal elements of the work involve:

·  Maintain the site electrical fixed and portable equipment.

·  Diagnose electrical and mechanical breakdowns and effect repairs on a 24 hour basis.

·  Identify faults during a breakdown situation of an electrical, mechanical and instrument nature.

·  Implement agreed modifications to plant to increase efficiency and reduce downtime.

·  Carry out planned maintenance on equipment that requires a major electrical input to perform efficiently and reliably and undertake limited mechanical maintenance.

·  Operate production and non-production plant to enable fault finding.

·  Operate with a high level of hygiene & adhere to the strict regimes of dress, personal hygiene, cleanliness & care in working that is demanded across site.

Experience

·  Fully Qualified Electrical Engineer is essential.

·  Industrial experience is essential as you will be the only electrician on site during night shift.

·  Specialist trade training in the current Edition Regulation

·  Training in PLC systems would be desirable (Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi and Omron).

·  Experience of electrical drive and control systems is essential.

·  Good communicator with a helpful and flexible approach.

·  Be proactive in self learning and development.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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