Mechanical and Electrical Multiskilled Operative

We are recruiting for a Mechanical and Electrical Multiskilled Operative for our client based in Hixon.

Role:

You will be part of the busy maintenance team to perform electrical and mechanical maintenance and repair duties in a heavy industrial environment.

Taking instruction from Site Electrical Engineer and Maintenance Manager, you will be required to undertake planned and reactive maintenance on a wide range of plant, machinery and site facilities.

Primary Responsibilities / Key Accountabilities

• Reactive and PPM work
• Electrical and mechanical maintenance on hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, crushers, furnaces and more
• Basic fault find and repair of motors, inverters, contactors, sensors, relays etc
• Changing bearings, housing and motors
• Single-phase, three-phase and 24 VDC electrical fault find and repair
• Welding and fabricating when required
• Distribution boards, panels wiring, repair etc
• Predominantly sockets, lighting, armoured cable repair
• Assist in new installations
• If required, support the wider maintenance team on tasks within your capability.
• Ensure adherence to/compliance with company policies, rules and regulations relating to safety/health, performance standards, procedures, processes and training requirements

Qualifications & Training

• Recognised engineering, mechanical or electrical qualification
• Qualified Electrical Installer
• Formal Electrical Engineering Qualification such as  17th/18th Edition Cert or Min NVQ Level 3

Skills / Experience

• Demonstrable fault-finding experience
• Previous experience in maintaining production equipment in a manufacturing environment.
• Time-served/experienced within a manufacturing (medium to heavy) or process driven environment

Hours of Work:

4 x 12 hour shifts, 3 days off.  Rotating days and nights