Electrical Maintenance Fitter - Ilkeston, United Kingdom - REED Engineering

REED Engineering

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Ilkeston, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Electrical Maintenance Fitter

£36,500 basic + overtime at enhanced rates & other benefits

£18.00 earlies and lates and £23.94 per hour nights

Ilkeston

The Company

With a fantastic heritage in Derbyshire, and positive development over the years, you'll be working for a well-respected employer with an impressive order book and a great name in the industry.

Due to continued expansion they are now looking for a suitably qualified and experienced Electrical Fitter to join an established maintenance team, and to keep the wheels turning via planned and preventative maintenance across heavy machinery and site equipment.

The Role

Working over a 3-shift rotating system (Monday to Friday, with weekends being at enhanced rates), which includes earlies, lates and a 'night shift that runs from 8pm to 5am, you'll be responsible for maintaining the electrical equipment and machinery at theheavier end of the scale.

Other things you'll be involved with include:

Installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems found in site plant, buildings, and manufacturing machines.
Utilising wiring diagrams, schematics, and similar blueprints to install new equipment and maintain existing plant.
Troubleshooting and identifying issues using typical test equipment
Advising others when any legacy (old) equipment is beyond economic repair and working on projects to install replacement equipment and plant.
Working to national safety standards and UK regulations, as well as being HSQE aware
Recording activities and maintaining good stock of spares and consumables.
Working closely with the mechanical team to complete agreed work.

The Person

You can tell that this role requires experience and solid electrical knowledge, so you'll need a few things in your locker to be considered.

Suitably qualified and experienced within electrical fitting and maintenance.
Exposure to heavier machinery, such as those used in aggregates, waste management, concrete, bricks, materials handling etc.
An ability to work from schematics and electrical drawings / instructions.
An ability to work to maintenance schedules and timeframes.
Planned and preventive maintenance experience, as well as responding to breakdowns.
An ability to communicate with others in the business, both spoken and via the written word, in clear conversational and technical terms
18th Edition (BS7671)
Be happy with working the 3shift pattern, Monday to Friday
Solid H&S mindset

As this is a permanent role, we require you to ALREADY be within a reasonable commute of Ilkeston and not need to relocate.

The rewards:

An hourly rate of £18 per hour for earlies and lates, and £23.94 for the 'night shift'
Overtime paid at enhanced rates
Good allocation of holidays
Workplace Pension
Skills development