Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Role PurposeTo provide day to day electrical maintenance of all machinery, services and facilities within Operations and provide manufacturing operations with technical support and pro-active solutions to engineering/manufacturing problems and initiatives to ensure production ability is maintained and maximised.AccountabilitiesUndertake electrical maintenance cover for production to ensure that breakdowns and other issues are resolved promptly, and downtime is minimised.Utilise the Computerised Maintenance Management System to ensure that all Active Maintenance work is recorded and closed.Utilise the Maintenance Request Data Base to ensure that all Reactive Maintenance work is logged, recorded and closed.Undertake project work through from installation to commissioning to ensure changes are implemented to the plan and refined if necessary.Provide technical support within the engineering department, to other operational departments and external contractors to ensure that the best solutions are identified and implemented.Attend and contribute to team meetings once a month which drive departmental performance in order to support continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives.Follow all site rules relating to health & safety, environment and quality to ensure that we remain compliant with all legislation and internal procedures.Scale & Scope of the roleMajor equipment, 12 high speed tufting machines, 1 shearing line, plus ancillary equipmentMaintain operation for an average of 80k metres of carpet output a weekMaintain site services including HVAC, Power, Fire sprinklers and Air Compressor Two shift rotation Monday to Friday - night shift on call out when requiredSupport the maintenance and engineering team Fault finding as required on all inhouse equipmentCompletion of planned and breakdown maintenance in a timely mannerCompletion of tasks in-line with McMain (CMMS) and follow up of all documentationCommitment to health and safety policy, actively contributing to audits and surveysMaintain housekeeping and help to develop 5s within the workshop environmentIdentify and undertake personal development activitiesKnowledge, Skills and ExperienceEssentialA recognised apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering, typically gained as an electrical engineer in a manufacturing environment.Educated to ONC or equivalent in Electrical engineeringMust be willing to undertake training as requiredProven experience with AC/DC motors, 3 phase electrics, variable speed drives and servo control systemsAn understanding of control systems with knowledge of PLCExperience of fault diagnosis on control systems using schematics, program listing or diagnosticsBasic knowledge of IT systemsDesirableEducated to HNC/BTEC/Multi-skilled NVQ level 3An understanding of pneumatics and hydraulicsHigh speed tufting machine experience.IET 17th or 18th editionPLC programming and diagnostic experienceEngineering Mechanical knowledgeCompetency ProfileThe successful applicant will have strong analytical skills both mechanically and electrically, demonstrating a sound understanding of working on electrical and pneumatic systemsCustomer Service Orientation - Concerned to provide a prompt, efficient and personalised service to clients; goes out of way to ensure that individual customer (Production and site users) needs are met.Drive - Enthusiastic and committed; demonstrates capacity for sustained effort and hard work over long time periodsFlexibility - Adaptable; receptive to new ideas; willing and able to adjust to changing demands and circumstances.Initiative - Proactive, self-starting; seizes opportunities and acts upon them; actively influences events.Problem Analysis - Breaks problem into constituent parts and differentiates key elements from the irrelevant or trivial; makes accurate use of logic; draws sound inferences from information available.Technical Skill and Competence - Demonstrates detailed knowledge and expertise in relation to the job; readily absorbs new technical information and keeps up to date in specialist areas.Teamwork - Co-operates and works well with others in the pursuit of team goals; shares information; supports others.