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Job title: Approved Electrician
Location: Heysham, UK
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 per annum plus benefits
Additional Benefits: 5% quarterly bonus, call-out premium, and overtime available
Permanent
Site Based
Overview:
EC&I Partners are looking for a skilled and motivated Approved Electrician to join our clients maintenance team in Heysham. If you're a time-served electrician with a strong work ethic and desire to grow, this is your opportunity to step into a stable and rewarding role with training and development provided - including Compex certification if not already held.
Our clients are a global environmental services company specialising in waste management, recycling, and resource recovery. With operations in Europe and the Americas, they also work in life sciences, health and nutrition, and port services, all aimed at promoting sustainability and supporting a circular economy.
Benefits:
- Starting salary from £35,000 - £38,000
- 5% quarterly bonus
- Additional call-out premium
- Overtime pay opportunities
- CompEx and further training provided
- A supportive, experienced team with a strong safety culture
- Private healthcare
- Supermarket discount card for 27 retailers
- Healthcare cover purchase plans
- Employee Wellbeing/Assistance Access
- Cycle to work scheme plus many more!
Responsibilities:
- Maintain, test, and repair plant and equipment across the site.
- Carry out electrical inspections (including hazardous areas) to ensure safe and compliant operations.
- Undertake the duties of an Authorised Person Electrical AP (LV) to ensure that all electrical maintenance, system installations, testing and repairs are carried out efficiently and safely according to the current IEE regulations.
- Respond to both planned and unplanned maintenance needs.
- Support the operations team to reduce downtime and enhance performance.
- Participate in an on-call rota and respond to out-of-hours issues when needed.
What You'll Need
- Time-served apprenticeship (ECS/JIB registered)
- 18th Edition IEE Wiring Regulations
- At least 5 years of post-apprenticeship experience (ideally in chemical, incineration, or power generation environments)
- Full UK driving licence
- CompEx certification (desirable - training can be provided)
- City & Guilds 2391 / 2394 / 2395 (Inspection & Testing - desirable)
- Experience with PLCs / process control systems
- IPAF or MEWP certification
Are you proactive and able to work independently? Strong communicator who works well with operations teams with a hands on approach? Then we want to hear from you!
