Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer

What we are looking for

We are looking for experienced Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers to join our growing Engineering team. This individual will provide electrical and instrumentation repair and maintenance service, and will operate the Electrical Generation Plant, Peaking Generators, Steam Raising Plant and Water Treatment Plant in an efficient, safe manner monitoring plant conditions and keeping operating costs to a minimum.

Main Responsibilities

Typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Run the day-to-day operations of Boilers, Gas Turbines (CHP plants) and Reverse Osmosis skids
• Monitoring boiler and water treatment plant and adjusting settings as conditions require.
• Monitoring running conditions of the burning of process gas and adjusting fuel combinations to suit steam requirements and process gas availability. Planning by liaison with Production regarding the steam availability and requirement and under certain conditions the level of electricity which is available for site usage.
• Liaison with Engineering and Production departments regarding breakdowns and routine maintenance.
• Effectively carry out planned, predictive and reactive electrical maintenance of the plant, ensuring that all equipment is maintained correctively and in a timely manner in order for production to operate efficiently
• Fault finding, Testing, Calibration, Installation & Commissioning of our broad range of process instrumentation
• Isolation of all electrical plant to comply with permit to work procedure.
• Carry out fault diagnosis and rectification solutions.
• Electrical installation and commissioning of new and repaired machinery and equipment.
• Carry out all work safely, in accordance with site safety procedures and trade related working practices.
• HV switching and operations (training provided)

Skills and Knowledge

• A recognised electrical/C&I engineering apprenticeship ideally gained in a heavy process industry
• Higher National Certificate (HNC) in an electrical/automation discipline is desirable or the ability to demonstrate suitable experience in a similar role
• Able to prove competency in all forms of isolation, electrical safety and safe panel entry
• Good understanding of electrical installation/schematics and requirements
• Electrical and instrumentation diagnosing/fault finding
• Carrying out electrical and instrumentation repairs/replacement
• Experience in an instrumentation maintenance
• HV switching and operations experience or willingness to learn it (training provided)
• Experience in running operation on CHP plants or willingness to learn it (training provided)
• Be able to work unsupervised when tasked to do so, and to organise the work of others, where relevant, in response to the site needs.
• You will have a "hands on" approach, and the ability to see a job through to completion
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Flexible and adaptable approach

Working Hours & Salary:

· Salary depending on experience

· Pitman Shift Schedule – 28-day rotational cycle in which each employee works 14 12-hour shifts (both days and nights) 6am-6pm and 6pm-6am

• 23.5 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• Company pension - employee 5%, employer 6%
• Death in Service benefit - 4 x salary
• Private medical insurance
• Length of Service Bonus
• Competitive salary
• Free secure on-site parking
• Upgraded on-site shower and changing facilities
• Upgraded canteen facilities
• Uniform laundry service provided
• Lavazza coffee machines - free for staff use
• Pasta club