Maintenance Electrician
| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Area | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Sector | General ManufacturingMedical |
| Salary | £40000.0 - £42000.0 per annum |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Job Ref | 24-00154_1713523949 |
| Job Discipline | Maintenance |
| Job Views | 817 |
- Description
The company
A UK manufacturing company based in the heart of Birmingham, specialising in the design, manufacture, and distribution of specialist healthcare & medical equipment. Known for their passion for innovation and the development of life-changing equipment to their end customers. On the back of significant growth and demand with key customers, the business is now seeking a maintenance engineer to join the team.
The role
Reporting into the Engineering Group Leader, A Maintenance Electrician is now required to join the team to be responsible for all planned maintenance and breakdowns and supporting production across their Birmingham site.
You will take responsibility for:- Proactively maintaining all production equipment, fault diagnostics and responding to machine breakdowns
- 3-phase wiring and panel building.
- Carrying out equipment modifications, and supporting new product introduction
- Utilising lean techniques such as SMED to define and streamline technical changeovers.
- Implementing planned maintenance schedules, leading continuous improvement strategies and managing individual KPIs.
- Ensuring production deadlines are met and machinery downtime is kept to a minimum whilst tasks carried out are compliant with health and safety regulations and quality standards.
What you need
It is ESSENTIAL for the successful candidate to have the following:- Apprenticeship trained to HNC Level or above or holds relevant qualifications in the electrical engineering field or similar discipline.
- Previous electrical experience working in a production/manufacturing environment.
- Good knowledge and understanding of PLCs.
- Ability to fault find both mechanically and electrically.
- Good understanding of Health and Safety in a fast-paced production/manufacturing environment
Other DESIRABLE skills include:- Previous experience working within the healthcare or medical device industry.
- Robotic/Automation experience
- Knowledge/experience of Siemens and Mitsubishi PLCs
- 17th/18th Editions
What is on offer
On offer is the chance to join a leading manufacturer on their journey to improve quality of life for individuals with complex medical needs beyond the borders of the UK. Salary ranges from £40,000 to £42,000, with a 40-hour working week with a weekly rotating shift pattern within the hours of 6am-6pm. Other benefits include, career progression, annual bonuses, plenty of overtime, etc.
How to apply?
For more information on this role please contact us at our Birmingham office on 0121 820 7020 or email me at . Alternatively, please use the link in this ad to apply now.
We will aim to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you do not hear back from us within 5 days, your application has been unsuccessful, however, we will keep your CV and details on file to consider you for more relevant opportunities in the future.
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