Multiskilled Shift Electrician
Permanent, Fulltime and onsite position in Otley, UK for Weidmann Whiteley.
Allow us to introduce ourselves…
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Why Join Us?
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated Multiskilled Shift Electrician within a well-established engineering department working 12 hour shifts including days / Nights and weekend work on a 4 shift rota system also
Key Responsibilities
You will:
- Take daily meter readings for the site.
- Follow a weekly maintenance plan unless reactive maintnenace is required.
- To follow up all shift reports, and other inspection reports detailing corrective actions that were made.
- Identifying failure modes of electrical equipment and making recommendations to prevent further failures.
- To work under the rules of the Electrical and Mechanical safety systems.
- Replace, dismantle and repair AC and DC motors, including cleaning, changing brushes, replacing bearings and couplings, and testing.
- Install, repair and test lighting systems.
- Investigate and rectify faults in portable hand held equipment.
- Fault finding on a variety of equipment.
- Installing, repairing servicing and testing of medium voltage and low voltage power systems
- Servicing and repair of equipment used on cranes and lifts e.g. safety devices, control and protective devices.
- Fault finding on hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Repair of compressors, gas booster systems and boilerhouse equipment.
- Daily boiler safety checks.
- First responder to mechanical faults on a night shift.
About You
To succeed in this role, you will bring:
- A recognised electrical qualification.
- Computer literate with practical experience of CMMS systems.
- Candidates should possess a formal technical qualification in Electrical Engineering and be familiar with the 18th Edition IEE Regulations.
- A minimum of 5 years industrial experience working in either an electrical or insturmentation role. Domestic experience will not be considered.
- Ability to fault find and think on their feet.
- Must be able to understand and use electrical schematics.
- Knowledge of preventative maintenance techniques.
- Basic mechanical knowledge required
What We Offer
- Competitive salary.
- A supportive and collaborative team culture.
- Life insurance.
- Pension
- Free Parking
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £46,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free flu jabs
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
