Maintenance Electrician
Job title: Maintenance Electrician
Location: Samlesbury
Salary:£40,003 + overtime and shift allowance
What you’ll be doing:
Complying with all applicable safety rules, policies and procedures
Planned preventative maintenance activities on plant and equipment
Fault diagnosis and repair of plant and equipment
Recording details of breakdowns and repairs where necessary to facilitate further analysis
Carrying out planned maintenance, fault diagnosis and repair on the electrical systems associated with any of the above
Providing on-site support 24 hours per day from Sunday to Friday with Saturday day cover on a rota shift basis
Working alone or as part of a multi-disciplined team
Taking account for your own work and in some instances will be required to work alongside specialist contractors
Participating in reliability centred maintenance activities, including root cause analysis and continuous improvement
Your skills and experiences:
Essential:
Electrical Apprenticeship and/or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent with experience within a relevant electrical discipline
Proven knowledge and understanding of general 3 phase motor control circuits and fault diagnosis
Experience with CNC machines and PLC control systems (Siemens/Allen Bradley/RS Logix 5000 etc.) including PLC input/output fault finding
Knowledge of electrical sensors and applications
Experience of instrumentation control (PID loops, Temp, Pressure etc)
An understanding of variable speed drives, servo drive systems and control
Ability to read electrical schematic drawings
Experience working within chemical process plant, equipment and automated manufacturing systems
Desirable:
17th/18th Edition Wiring Regulations
COMPEX training
Robotics experience is desirable
Benefits:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts.
The Operations Maintenance team:
As a Maintenance Electrician, you will be responsible for ensuring the availability, reliability and performance of plant and equipment, diagnosing and repairing faults whilst taking a pro-active approach to solving any general electrical problems that may occur. As well as bring a strong team player, you also be confident working autonomously, with a willingness to work at height, in confined spaces, outdoors, travel on company business and work unsociable hours including shift work and overtime when required
The ideal candidate will be motivated, inquisitive with a desire to learn and have strong communication skills. This role will provide you with a unique opportunity to work on a wide variety of plant equipment, working with the latest technological and innovative developments in manufacturing
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.
We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.”
Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.
Closing Date: 9th August 2023
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.