Electrical Fitter

Description:

We are seeking a skilled Electrically Biased Rotating Equipment Technician to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will primarily work in modern, well-equipped workshop, with occasional site visits to local customer facilities for service, repair, or commissioning work.

Duties will Include:

- Diagnosis, repair, overhaul, and testing of rotating equipment including:

* Electric motors (AC/DC)

* Gearboxes

* Pumps (centrifugal, submersible, etc.)

* Fans and blowers

* Transformers (basic inspection and testing)

- Electrical fault finding, motor refurbishment, and dynamic balancing.

- Occasional on-site work for installation, maintenance, or emergency repairs.

- Completing service reports and maintaining accurate job documentation.

- Ensuring health & safety and quality standards are maintained at all times.

Skills and Experience

- Proven hands-on experience working with rotating electrical and mechanical equipment.

- Strong electrical bias with the ability to interpret electrical drawings and carry out fault diagnosis.

- Competence in motor refurbishment, testing (e.g., insulation resistance, surge, and mechanical strip-down.

- Experience using test equipment such as megohmmeters, multimeters, and vibration analysis tools.

- Mechanical understanding of alignment, fitting bearings, seals, shafts, and coupling systems.

- Ideally qualified to NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds / ONC or equivalent in Electrical or Electro-Mechanical Engineering.

- Knowledge of workshop health and safety practices, risk assessments, and safe systems of work.

Hours of work are 40 hours Mon- Fri day shift with occasional overtime or weekend work during busy periods. The role comes with a very competitive starting rate of £19 per hour together with company pension, death in service benefit and 4 weeks holiday (increasing to 5 weeks after 2 years) + bank holidays