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Electrical Automation Maintenance Engineer

Acorn by Synergie
Posted a day ago, valid for 24 days
Location

Buckley, Flintshire CH7 3JH, Wales

Salary

£54,500 - £60,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Automation Electrical Maintenance Technician position is located in Shotton, offering a salary range of £54,500 to £60,000 per annum, along with an annual bonus and a unique 4 on 4 off work schedule.
  • The role involves providing engineering support to manufacturing production lines, responding to plant breakdowns, and diagnosing faults to minimize downtime.
  • Candidates are required to have a time-served apprenticeship and an HNC level education or above in an Electrical/Electronic/Instrumentation discipline, with significant experience in a similar role or manufacturing environment.
  • Essential skills include experience with Allen Bradley Control/Compact Logix or Siemens S7 PLCs, as well as knowledge of AC or DC Invertor drives and instrumentation maintenance.
  • The position also offers benefits such as 35 days of holidays per year, an annual pay review, and a competitive pension scheme with a 10% employer contribution.

Automation Electrical Maintenance TechnicianShotton£54,500 - £60,000 per annum + annual bonus and quarterly 4 on 4 off with 5 x 18 day breaks per year

In this role, you will be integral to our client's team, providing specialist engineering support to manufacturing production lines.The Automation Technician will respond to plant breakdowns, diagnosing faults to ensure the line is running again as soon as possible.Your duties will also include carrying out design, software modifications, and improvements to the plant equipment while adhering to onsite software management systems.

What you will need:

* Qualifications: Time served apprenticeship and educated to HNC level or above in an Electrical/Electronic/Instrumentation discipline.* Experience: A minimum of significant experience working in a similar role or manufacturing environment.* Key Skills:* Experience with Allen Bradley Control/Compact Logix OR Siemens S7 PLC's is essential.* AC or DC Invertor drives, fault finding, commissioning, and programming.* Instrumentation knowledge, maintaining and fault finding control loops.* Some SCADA and HMI development experience.* Good knowledge of health and safety.* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.* Ability to work on own initiative.* Some knowledge of Hydraulic & Pneumatic systems.

You will receive regular specialist training on existing and emerging technology in the automation field. Career progression opportunities are also available within this role.

Benefits:

* A market competitive salary* 35 days holidays per annum* Annual Pay Review* Annual Bonus Scheme - subject to business performance* One of the UK's leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.

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