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Field Maintenance Engineers

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9 months ago
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Job Description

On point personnel are currently recruiting for Field Maintenance Engineers. Covering Leeds and all sites within the UK as required, so the role will include a lot of working away. (Full accommodation and expenses paid). Standard hours 37.5. £40,000-£45,000 depending on experience and qualifications. Report to Operations Support Manager.

You will be undertaking control, instrument and electrical works, including installation, testing, commissioning and fault finding within new and existing MCCs, industrial instrumentation, analysers, motors, actuators and all other equipment used in the automated control systems associated with RSE products.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Comply with health & safety, quality and environmental management systems
  2. Completing electrical and instrumentation installation and commissioning works
  3. Ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently and to specification
  4. Inspection, testing and production of quality documentation

Experience:

  1. 3 or more years of experience within electrical engineering contracting industry
  2. Experience of telemetry systems installation and commissioning
  3. Proven mechanical and electrical experience
  4. Understanding of electrical regulations, equipment, installation and verification
  5. Excellent communication skills
  6. Team player with a flexible approach to work
  7. 18th edition
  8. ECS and/or ECITB card
  9. EUSR water hygiene

On point personnel are acting as an employment agency on behalf of this vacancy.

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