Maintenance Electrical Engineer

We are looking for a Maintenance Electrical Engineer

Salary: £38,238.82 per annum

Location: Wellington, Somerset

Shift: Rotating shifts

Week 1 :Monday – Thursday 06.00 – 14.00 Friday 06.00-12.00

Week 2: Monday – Thursday 14.00-22.00 Friday 12.00-18.00

Permanent contract

JDR is recruiting for a Maintenance Electrical Engineer work in a manufacturing site in Wellington, Somerset.

The Role:

• Maintains machinery & equipment to an acceptable & safe standard to ensure that production targets and quality standards are continuously met.
• Responsible for the timely and acceptable installation of new machinery and equipment as required.
• Adopts a pro-active approach to machinery maintenance and repair to ensure continuous improvement of production efficiencies.
• Conducts acceptable and timely electrical maintenance and repair as appropriate.
• Conducts acceptable and timely ancillary mechanical maintenance and repair as appropriate
• Conducts acceptable and timely Pre-Planned Maintenance (PPM) tasks as appropriate
• Liaises with Maintenance Manager and Production, Despatch and Stores Teams to ensure awareness of anticipated downtime and reduced efficiencies.
• Completes relevant engineering & production paperwork as required.
• Ensures all machinery breakdowns are actioned and accurately recorded on the computerised maintenance software program.
• Communicates with other engineering team members to ensure a smooth handover at shift changes or to provide awareness of maintenance activity.
• Conducts work with due consideration to the health & safety of self and others.
• Supports the training of all new starters or apprentices to ensure they reach an acceptable standard within a set time fram

Qualifications & Skills Required:
As a Maintenance Electrical Engineer you will have the following skills and experience:

• City & Guilds in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• Portable Appliance Testing
• Knowledge of Mechanical Engineering
• Previous manufacturing, production machinery and site plant experience
• Knowledge of dynamic risk assessment

The Benefits:

• Pension: 4% employer 4% employee increases to 6% & 4% after 5 years
• Holiday: 23 days (some are fixed)
• Life Assurance: 4x salary
• Free parking
• Great working enviornment
• Supportive team

If interested apply today to start your new career!

JDR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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