Electrical Maintenance Technician

Electrical Maintenance Technician - Shift
Salary: £48,125 per year which includes 25% shift allowance -(Shift work)
£42,000 per year + call out allowance of £218.44 per month - (Day work)
Location: NE23 1JR , Cramlington

This is a new permanent position working as an electrical maintenance technician in a heavily fast paced environment. Working 39 hours per week, either doing 12 hours days + Call out cover is required for 1 week out of 4 and will cover the weeknd, or the shift pattern is as shown below:

Week 1 - Nights x 2 / Days x 3 (Weekend)
Week 2 - Nights x 2
Week 3 - Days x 2 / Nights x 3 (Weekend)
Week 4 - Days x 2
10 Days off - Friday to Sunday - Cycle starts again from week 1
+ 2 extra days holiday a year to take when required

Key Responsibilities

• Working autonomously with dayshift support - Dayshift Technicians and Mechanical Fitters
• Undertaking reactive breakdown diagnosis and repair
• Undertaking planned preventative maintenance activities as per maintenance schedules
• Based on a continental shift pattern - single point of contact for all Maintenance related plant and equipment issues
• Involvement in project work including installation and commissioning of new equipment, machine modifications, improvement works, etc
• Generating and implementing continuous improvement ideas
• Involvement in Lean/Six Sigma continuous improvement projects
• Maintaining equipment logs and shift handovers
• Working with the computerized maintenance management system and maintenance of work records
• Working under pressure and often on their own
• Working with subcontractors
• Permit to Work System
• Safe Isolation of plant and equipment being worked on

Required Skills/Strengths:

• Health and Safety focused
• Time served Electrically biased Technician
• Experience in PLCs HMI/MMI, particularly Allen Bradley with a strong ability to interrogate PLC coding
• Experience in AC and DC variable speed drives
• Experience in working in Hazardous areas is preferable
• Flexible approach
• Positive attitude
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong communication skills
• Self motivated
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ideally a minimum of an HNC (or equivalent) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Experience in a high volume manufacturing environment

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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