Maintenance Technician

1 month ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom Sharpsmart UK Full time

Sharpsmart is a part of the Daniels Family; a large international business with operations across Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. An essential service provider to Healthcare, Daniels Health & Sharpsmart were founded with the vision of “making healthcare safer” – we have achieved this through innovative safety products and clinically-focused waste services that lead the industry.


Operational activities include transport, manufacturing and distribution of products, and the treatment of healthcare waste. Take a look at our website for further information on how we are making healthcare safer: Sharpsmart | Sharps, Hazardous and Medical Waste Management.

We’re now hiring a Multi-Skilled technician with a strong Electrical Bias to cover our Normanton and Spennymoor sites who will be supported by our 2 national engineers.


With repairs and regular routine maintenance to carry out, the working days are busy but varied and critical to ensure our machines can operate to capacity so we can continue to manage waste treatment for the UK’s healthcare industry.


What will your role involve?

  • Diagnosis of faults or equipment failure
  • Completion of scheduled maintenance tasks
  • Working on 3ph electrics and controls and / or PLC & control systems, control circuits or similar. 24v, 110v, 240v, 415v systems also AC and DC circuits
  • Coordination of external contractors
  • Maintaining a stock of critical spares
  • Providing out of hours support

The plant equipment includes:

  • Hydraulics
  • Waste Shredders
  • Steam boiler & associated equipment
  • Autoclaves
  • Bin Washer
  • Waste compactors
  • Robotic container wash lines

What are we looking for?

  • Time served Apprentice electrical Maintenance tech/engineer
  • Previous experience within a Service Engineer, Installation Engineer, Electro Mechanical Engineer or similar roles.
  • An engineering qualification, 18th edition, C&G 2391 or similar electrical qualifications.
  • Willingness to travel between 2 sites and to occasionally travel throughout the Uk if required.

Qualifications required:

  • Time served in an electrical field
  • 17th/18th edition wiring regs
  • C&G 2357 Level 3 Electrical Installation/Maintenance

What are we offering?:

  • Competitive salary package
  • Use of company van for business travel
  • Pension
  • Private Healthcare and Dental care options
  • Employee benefits scheme including financial planning, gym scheme, discounts across a range of retail, days out & leisure, travel, motoring, food & drink plus much more.
  • Genuine investment throughout your career for professional development
  • Company events and networking opportunities
  • Stability as an essential service to healthcare, ensuring a non-seasonal and stable business environment

This opportunity is an excellent one for an experienced Maintenance Technician who is keen to progress and learn new skills. Sharpsmart are committed to the future development and progression of all team members and as such will sponsor the successful candidate to obtain further agreed qualifications relevant to their career path. This can be agreed on successful completion of their probationary period.


The shift patterns are Monday to Friday (45 hours per week) with some flexibility required at weekends for planned maintenance.


Why work for us?

As a company we are a little out of the box – we move fast, we’re entrepreneurial, we’re growing rapidly at both a national and global scale, and for the right person this is a very exciting company to be a part of We have a strong established brand with a compelling story, and you would be joining our team with stakeholders in Canada, Australia and the US.


Take a look at what our team have to say: Our Culture | Sharpsmart


Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

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