The Role: Electrical Technician
Location: Hemswell, DN21 5TU
Shift Pattern/Working Hours: 4on 4off Days and Nights 6am - 6pm / 6pm-6am
Yearly Salary: £51,000 - £55,000
Why work with us?
Since 1967, Plastipak has been driving innovation in sustainable packaging and recycling, evolving in to a global leader within the PET recycling sector driven by a commitment to environmental protection and customer satisfaction whilst prioritising the health and safety of our associates.
As a family owned business with a global presence, we believe our people are the foundation of our success. We are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to develop and thrive.
Clean Tech UK (CTUK), a Plastipak company, is a UK leading PET recycling facility. We believe in the power of PET bottle-to-bottle recycling, working with us would mean you are helping keep an average of 20 billion bottles out of landfill every single year!
This is an opportunity to join an engineering team where your expertise is valued and your work has a real environmental impact!
The role:
As Electrical Technician on shift you are responsible for providing engineering support to achieve the plant production targets & PPM completion rate to KPI target levels. The key responsibilities of this role are to actively take part in and (and on occasion) lead the Engineering Team in areas such as breakdown response, PPM, Continuous Improvement (CI) Initiatives, Training and Housekeeping. Other key tasks of the role include completing general engineering tasks, breakdown repairs, contractor liaison and carrying out cost effective maintenance routines and general repairs to prolong the useful life of the equipment.
Benefit Highlights:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- 4% Employer Pension Contribution
- Death in Service
- £500 incentive payment paid upon successful completion of probation
- Occupational Health Access
- A yearly plant bonus scheme
- Training and Development Opportunities from day one
- Opportunity to earn an additional £500 through referring friends and family (T&Cs apply).
- Local gym member discounts
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure all Engineering Breakdowns (irrespective of priority) are identified and subsequently rectified as quickly as possible.
- Responsible for maintaining the highest standards of housekeeping (within specified areas).
- Practice & encourage others to deliver the highest standards of health & safety at all times and ensure that all plant and ancillary equipment is maintained to these high standards.
- Ensure all recording systems for work completion are correctly compiled with all relevant information detailed.
- Ensure that the detailed procedure of Shift Change / Handover of the department is carried out thoroughly and all relevant paperwork is compiled correctly with the on-coming personnel.
- Assist the Maintenance Manager, Electrical Lead, Controls Technician, & Shift Manager in minimising machine down time by proposing & introducing improved electrical maintenance programmes & continuous improvement ideas.
- Responsible for timely completion of all plant PPM schedules and to provide support for all site wide PPM programs.
- Ensure good communication avenues are prevalent between the Engineering Teams & or to the Operational teams.
- Work as part of a multi-functional Mechanical / Electrical on-site Team.
- Develop Electrical Associates and Apprentices.
- Use Software to interrogate faults.
- Out of hours the Electrical responsible.
Key Skills Required:
- Ideally, you will have experience within a Multi-Skilled Engineering role within a fast-paced environment.
- Experience of fault finding, breakdown repairs, completion of Preventative Maintenance routines on both Mechanical & Electrical equipment.
- Good Team working skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Able to work under pressure and deliver results to a defined deadline.
- Logical and analytical.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in an Electrical Maintenance function within a fast-paced environment.
- Good academic qualifications (i.e. HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent).
- Apprentice trained & qualified
- 18th Edition Training
- Experience of fault finding on automated controls systems such as PLC’s, HMI’s, Scada, Invertor drives, Profibus and some instrumentation.
- MEWP Licence would be beneficial but can be trained
- Confined space trained would be beneficial but can be trained
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At CTUK, we recognise that a diverse workforce is essential to driving innovation and success. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive culture, where every member of our team feels respected, valued and safe. We constantly empower our people, consistently encouraging different perspectives and unique outlooks to achieve success. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity initiatives are designed to ensure every individual receives equal opportunities and creates a workplace that reflects the communities we serve.
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If your application is not successful and we have not sought consent or you have not provided consent upon our request to keep your data for the purpose of future suitable job vacancies, we will keep your data for 6 months once the recruitment exercise ends.
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £51,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
