Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Birmingham
1 month ago
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The company
A global manufacturing business based in Birmingham supplying into the world's leading Aerospace and defence Industries. The company is now undergoing significant expansion across its flagship Birmingham site due to a huge influx of demand with key customers and on the back of this growth are seeking an Electrical Maintenance engineer to join their maintenance team.

The role
An Electrical Maintenance Engineer reporting into the Maintenance Manager

You will take responsibility for:

  • To carry out maintenance, fault finding and repair on electrical systems and to ensure that systems are maintained to the appropriate standard

  • Performing predictive and preventative maintenance activities and inspections to minimise plant downtime.

  • Electrical fault finding and installations on various equipment

  • Complying with electrical safe systems of work

  • Coordinate with manufacturing personnel on plant release, downtime estimates, plant handovers, and possible alternative or compromise solutions.

    What you need
    It is ESSENTIAL for the successful candidate to have the following:

  • Must be apprentice trained or NVQ / HNC or equivalent qualification in Electrical engineering or a similar discipline

  • The ability to use and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings with good knowledge of PLCs

  • Wiring Regulations 17th Edition or above

  • Ability to logically fault find

  • Must be computer literate, organised, self-motivated, have a good attention to detail and a strong communicator

  • Ideally has heavy engineering or metal industry experience

    Other DESIRABLE skills include:

  • Experience working within a heavy industrial engineering environment is highly advantageous

  • Knowledge or experience working with Allen Bradley would be desirable but not essential as training will be provided

  • Experienced in VSD’s

    What is on offer?
    On offer is the chance to join one of the region's largest employers who have a long-standing history of internal promotion and development with high staff retention and a number of employee's being with the business for their whole working careers. Along with this is the opportunity to join a company who will heavily invest in employee wellness and training. you will also benefit from a salary of £42,000 - £48,000 along with a host of benefits including wellness packages, enhanced pension, and excellent training and progression opportunities. The role is working 4-on 4-off shifts with overtime available.

    How to apply?
    Please use the link in this ad to apply now or call us on (phone number removed) to discuss further.

    We will aim to respond back to all successful applications within 5 days. If you do not hear back from us within 5 days, your application has been unsuccessful, however we will keep your CV and details on file to consider you for more relevant opportunities in the future.

    T3am Global is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

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