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Electrical Maintenance Technician

Yeadon
5 months ago
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Salary: £40,000 – 41,000 + 25 days holiday + 10% pension + Life assurance x4 annual salary

Location: Yeadon / Otley (easily commutable from Bradford, Leeds, Harrogate)

Hours: Monday to Friday – Days

The Job:

  • Mix of preventative and reactive maintenance

  • Good prospects for training in automation or new electrical systems

  • Prospects to be involved in future modernisation projects

  • A mixture of old and new equipment and machinery across a large site

  • Replace, dismantle and repair AC and DC motors, including cleaning, changing brushes, replacing bearings and couplings, and testing.

  • Install, repair and test lighting systems.

  • Investigate and rectify faults in portable hand held equipment.

  • Building electrical panels

  • Cable installation work

  • Fault finding on a variety of equipment.

  • Installing, repairing servicing and testing of medium voltage and low voltage power systems

  • Servicing and repair of equipment used on cranes and lifts e.g. safety devices, control and protective devices.

  • Working with apprentices as well as very experienced maintenance and production staff.

  • Thorough training and onboarding

    The Person:

  • Ideally 3 years + electrical maintenance experience gained in an industrial or manufacturing setting

  • Electrical apprenticeship , possess a formal technical qualification and be familiar with the 18th Edition IEE Regulations.

  • Project experience may be an advantage for potential future investment and modernisation projects

  • Background in any of the following would be useful; heavier engineering process plants, chemical, steel, glass, recycling, steel, energy, gas, paper. Ultimately all most backgrounds / applicants considered.

    The Company:

    The team and company are very friendly and work as a team. The company is very well established with a global customer base manufacturing sustainable and in demand products. There is a professional yet informal and relaxed feel to the plant. There will be opportunities to improve and learn new skills, get involved in projects and progress if you wanted to. Low staff turnover

    To apply send CV to Tim Fawcett at Control Recruitment Solutions or contact us via the office number.

    Key; electrical technician, electrical maintenance engineer, electrical engineer; project engineer; industrial electrician; controls engineer; controls and automation engineer; EC&I technician; instrument technician; instrumentation engineer; EC&I engineer; area engineer; section engineer; P&IDs, electrical engineer; scada; maintenance engineering; steam, comah; boiler; pressure; plant; pssr; electrical engineering; electrical maintenance engineer; tissue, paper, paper mill; hrsg; PLC, dcs; commissioning; superheated steam; steam generator; Manufacturing; propulsion; power; chemical; navy; marine; pressure vessels; tanks; heat exchangers; marine engineer; Plant Engineering; Marine Engineering; hydraulics; combustion engineering; renewable, biomass; CHP; combined heat and power; high pressure steam; steam rising; reliability; materials handling; solids handling; process machinery; aluminium; food; pharmaceutical; plastics; chemicals; feeds; mixers; hoppers; silos; tanks; heat exchangers; pressure vessels

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