Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Description:

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Port Talbot
£48,000 - including shift allowance + overtime
3 Shift Pattern

Yolk Recruitment is working with an established and growing manufacturer looking to recruit Electrical Maintenance Engineers to join its engineering team.

This is a great opportunity for an electrically biased maintenance engineer who enjoys fault finding, breakdowns and working with modern automated equipment. You'll be joining a business investing in its engineering capability, with continued growth, increased production demand and further projects planned.

The role will have a strong electrical and controls focus, with responsibility for diagnosing faults across automated production equipment, including working with Omron /Siemens PLC systems.

What you'll be doing

Carrying out electrical maintenance across production and manufacturing equipment
Responding to breakdowns and identifying electrical and control system faults
Fault finding on Omron /Siemens PLC-controlled machinery
Interrogating PLC systems, reading programs and tracing I/O to diagnose faults
Making minor PLC adjustments and edits where appropriate
Fault finding across motors, sensors, drives, control panels and automated equipment
Completing planned and preventative maintenance activities
Carrying out repairs and improvements to increase equipment reliability
Working closely with the wider engineering and manufacturing teams
Supporting the installation and commissioning of new machinery
Getting involved in continuous improvement, automation and engineering projects

What we're looking for

Electrical Engineering or Maintenance background
Previous experience within a manufacturing, production or industrial environment
Strong electrical fault-finding skills
Experience working with PLC-controlled machinery
Ability to interrogate PLCs, read programs and use them for fault diagnosis
Experience working with automated manufacturing equipment
A recognised electrical or engineering qualification
A proactive approach to breakdowns, reliability and continuous improvement

Salary & Benefits

£48,000 including shift allowance
Overtime opportunities available
Additional earning potential through weekend overtime
Training and development on site-specific control systems
Opportunity to further develop your PLC and automation knowledge
Involvement in new equipment and engineering projects
Growing manufacturing environment with further investment planned

Interested?

If you're an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Technician or Multi-Skilled Engineer with strong electrical fault-finding skills and experience working with PLC-controlled equipment, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Andy at Yolk Recruitment for a confidential discussion