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ROLE: Shift Electrical Engineer
SHIFT : Day shift - 0600 - 1800, Night Shift 18:00-0600 Week 1 - 4 nights, 3 off Week 2 - 3 days 1 off 3 nights Week 3 - 3 off, 4 days Week 4 - 7 off
LOCATION: Ellesmere Port
At Mitie, our people are our greatest strength, and our promise is to create a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day. We're looking for an Shift Electrical Engineer with HV experience to support the smooth, safe and continuous running of our fast‑paced plant.
Role Responsibilities:
Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance and complete associated reports.
Conduct fault‑finding, planned maintenance and reactive repairs for electrical plant.
Support team members as directed by the Supervisor or Contract Manager.
Ensure all tasks are completed within contractual time scales.
Complete electrical installations and system upgrades on site.
Supervise visiting sub‑contractors, ensuring safe and high‑quality work.
Adopt a flexible approach to support other properties within the portfolio.
Complete all documentation accurately and on time.
Work safely and diligently, following company policies and procedures.
Participate fully in training, appraisals and development activities.
Undertake training in mechanical maintenance and assist the mechanical team when required.
Required Qualifications:
Recognised electrical qualification, apprenticeship, or time‑served experience.
IEE 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (highly advantageous but not essential).
Experience in HV switching (highly advantageous but not essential).
Experience working with power supplies, lighting, meters, circuit boards and pumps.
Ability to anticipate, diagnose and repair faults.
Capable of completing essential paperwork accurately and promptly.
What's in it for you?
A supportive, values‑driven team environment in a high‑performing site.
Opportunities for training, skill development and career progression.
A workplace that encourages innovation, fresh thinking and continuous improvement.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
Since 1987, Mitie's 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.
Join our Mitie Team.
Together our diversity makes us stronger.
