Electrical maintenance engineer

Role: Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Salary: £40-45,000

Location: Birmingham

Shift pattern:  39 Hours a week – (DAYS) 8am-4pm Mon-Thurs ~ 8am -3pm Friday!

The client requires someone who is a team player with an open mind, a good work ethic, willing to get stuck in & bring knowledge to the company. You will need to have good organisational skills & work well under pressure. Most importantly you will need to work safely, in accordance with Health & Safety legislation.

The hours are 08:00-16:00 Monday to Thursday & 08:00-15:00 Fridays, including a 30-minute dinner break. 39 hours per week total.

Salary per year will be between £40,000 and £45,000 dependant on experience.

Role Responsibility
As the successful Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for the following 

• Respond to production breakdowns quickly & efficiently. Support in the repair and maintenance of plant and machinery i.e., carrying out any repairs/maintenance to plant, hydraulics and PLCs etc.
• Reduce plant breakdowns
• Identify & solve problems to provide long term solutions
• Be involved in the design and development of new machinery installations
• Keep up to date & accurate drawings & paperwork
• Ensure health& safety practices are always adhered to
• Undertake risk assessment and associated paperwork, where required, of the relevant activities to ensure a suitable and effective safe system of work
• Carry out planned maintenance checks
• Be flexible to undertake emergency repairs where and when these occur.

The Ideal Candidate

• Qualified to NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
• Holds 18th Edition in Wiring Regulation qualifications.
• Able to demonstrate previous experience as a qualified Mechanical Electrician.
• Can use your own initiative and to communicate with our internal maintenance team.
• Good technical knowledge of maintain production systems
• Capable of reading and working to engineering/technical drawings
• Working knowledge of power presses is an advantage
• Have good overall mechanical knowledge
• Experience of maintaining industrial hydraulics & pneumatics is an advantage
• Have proven experience of fault finding on PLC and control systems

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation