Engineering Technician - Electrical

Are you an experienced Engineering Technician - Electrical, looking for a new opportunity ? Would you like to work for a Global Manufacturing Business ?

The Role

The Engineering Technician will need to be an experienced qualified electrician (ideally Compex qualified), Be adaptable and prepared to work within other engineering/maintenance disciplines as required to maintain the sites infrastructure. Lead efforts to improve overall maintenance program effectiveness through continuously improving preventive maintenance strategy. Preparing/Planning for third party support for reactive and corrective works, ensuring relevant Management approval is submitted for all critical works.

Key Responsibilities -

• Manage the Planned Preventative Maintenance system ensuring that all maintenance activities are undertaken to time, quality, budget,  and documentation control.
• Attend and participate in daily meetings as a key team member
• Electrical installation, testing and fault diagnoses on plant and machinery within hazardous area.
• Management of sub-contractors. Check, issue and monitor all scheduled PPM tasks and remedial actions both In-house & Sub-contracted
• Procurement of third party suppliers.
• Ensuring that the Engineering Department is cost effective.
• Maintain manufacturing equipment & utilities ensuring safe & continuous operation.
• Routine in house testing to include fire alarm, sprinkler systems & emergency lighting
• Being responsible for the selection of hazardous area equipment.
• Review & prioritises works requests, determine activities required for completion.
• Provide out of hours support.
• Working to implement the Company's policies and goals.
• Ensuring that health and safety guidelines and best practices are followed
• Ensuring that environmental guidelines are followed
• Reporting performance & planned improvement strategy to Technical Senior Manager

Required Skills -

• Strong organisation skills with a structured and systematic approach.
• Work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively and act decisively.
• Good problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent understanding & implementation of recognised good engineering practices.
• Computer literate and well versed in Excel and Word.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to deal with all levels of staff/management/contractors
• Excellent time management.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to motivate others
• Flexible & able to demonstrate an adaptable approach to multiple activities.
• Reporting current performance and planned improvement strategies as requested.

Experience & Education

• Approved Practical Electrical Qualification AM2
• EAL Level 3 (Verification and Certification of Electrical Installations)
• EAL Level 3 (Inspection, Testing and Certification of Electrical Installations)
• Compex Qualifications or willingness to train if possible.

Salary & Benefits

• Salary between £35,000 & £40,000 dependent on Skills & Experience
• Benefits; 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays  (FTE), pension scheme, private health care option, cycle to work scheme, free coffee/tea.

Closing date: 10th April 2025

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Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment, and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future.