Electrician - Day

Kettering, ENG, GB

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Position overview: As the plant Electrician, you will be a member of the wider Maintenance Team that plays a critical part in supporting the plant's overall business plans and objectives as directed. This role will involve a variety of aspects from day to day fault finding to setting up the brand-new production lines, flexibility is required.

Key responsibilities include: • Installs and maintains high-speed, industrial process equipment for can and/or end making, power, lighting control, and PLC logic controls for all production processes and control equipment. • Troubleshoots, adjusts and repairs all electrical equipment, components, transducers, and complex timing and inspection devices. • Performs preventative maintenance on assigned electrical systems. • Identifies inefficiencies and potential electrical problems and coordinates through supervisor to resolve them. • Diagnoses causes of malfunctions and corrects through programmable logic controls. Ensures efficient equipment operation through proper line control programming and proactively suggests methods to improve line performance. • Installs and troubleshoots facility power distribution and lighting services. • Must display competent ability to wire, assemble, and layout electrical/electronic systems in an extremely neat and professional manner and conform to Ball wiring specifications. • Updates wiring schematics and computer program printouts. • Supplies and maintains required hand tools. • Initiates, reviews, and follows all standard operating procedures (SOPs, JBSs).

What are we looking for? • Experience in a similar role in a fast-paced, critical 24/7 manufacturing or industrial company • Minimal qualification of Electrical NVQ Level 3, desirable qualification HNC/HND in electrical engineering • Clear communication across all levels and ability to train colleagues as needed • Ability to use basic hand and power tools and electronic testing equipment • Working knowledge of the following areas: nomenclature of all assigned equipment; solid state circuitry, electronics, electrical-mechanical devices, transmission systems, interface units, AC/DC motors, wiring diagrams and schematics, computers and inspection and digital devices. • Fluent in English