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Electrical Maintenance Technician

Electrical Maintenance Technician (PR-1242321) Cramlington, England

Salary: GBP42000 - GBP48125 per annum + subject to shift pattern

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
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