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Maintenance Electrician

E3 Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE15, England

Salary

£55,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client, a leading UK manufacturer, is seeking a Maintenance Electrician for their Throckley site near Newcastle.
  • The position offers a basic salary of £51,000, with potential earnings exceeding £60,000 through a KPI bonus and overtime paid at a premium of x1.5.
  • Candidates should have strong planned and reactive electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment, along with relevant qualifications such as City and Guilds Level 3 and NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
  • The role involves proactive and reactive electrical maintenance activities, including working on motors, inverters, and safety circuits, with extensive training provided on Siemens PLC S7 systems.
  • The company promotes a structured training and development program, along with benefits such as a matched pension scheme and generous holiday allowance.

Our client is a UK leading manufacturer within their sector and is now looking to extend their engineering division with an Maintenance Electrican at their Throckley manufacturing sites near, Newcastle.

The basic salary is 51K with a KPI bonus plus overtime is paid at a premium of x1.5, with current OT available to circa 8,500 per annum. This totals an OTE minimum earning of 60K+.

The shift pattern is 4 Days On, 4 Off, 4 Nights On, 4 Off. 4 Days On, 4 Off. (06:00-18:00 / 18:00-06:00).

The company is a UK leading, specialist manufacturer within its field and has a strong, well-respected reputation that's continued for over 100 years. They are a very organised, fast paced and efficient company who have strong management structures in place along with state-of-the-art modern technology and machinery. Anyone who has the opportunity to work for this company is provided with consistent training, development opportunities and up skilling.



What's in it for you as a Maintenance Electrican

  • Basic salary of 51K plus a KPI bonus
  • TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT - Our client aims to operate to world-class standards and the successful candidate will be required to commit to a focused programme of training and development programme such as PLC training
  • Company pension matched to 10%
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Overtime opportunities paid at a premium of x1.5 for those who want it.

Roles and Responsibilities of a Maintenance Electrican

  • Responsible for plant wide proactive and reactive Electrical Maintenance activities to ensure the optimum performance of the factory.
  • Carry out PPM schedules and Reactive Maintenance Activities as required.
  • Carry out work upon all electrical elements such as motors, invertors, safety circuits, performing basic fault finding on PLC's etc. Extensive training will also be provided on Siemens PLC S7 portal systems along with further upskilling opportunities.


To Be Successful as a Maintenance Electrican

  • You will need to hold the following Electrical Vocational and Technical qualifications to be considered: City and Guilds Level 3 AND BTEC Level 3 or higher with NVQ Level 3, OR be Apprentice trained to level 3 or equivalent.
  • Strong planned and reactive electrical maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment as an Electrical Maintenance Engineer


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