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Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Location: Northamptonshire
Salary: £50,000 per year + overtime
Hours: shift basis

The Role

We are looking for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join our Northamptonshire site on a permanent, full-time basis. The role focuses on maintaining, fault finding, and improving a wide range of production and plant equipment.

Key Responsibilities

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Fault finding, servicing, and maintenance of:

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Production machinery and control systems

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PLC and computer-controlled systems

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Plant services and electrical distribution systems

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Carrying out planned and preventative maintenance on:

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Process systems

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Safety systems

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Electrical distribution

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Testing electrical installations using appropriate test and measurement equipment

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Reading and interpreting electrical drawings and schematics

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Supporting and delivering small electrical projects from concept through to commissioning

Project Work Includes

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Designing simple electrical control systems

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Producing electrical drawings

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Ordering components and materials

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Building and installing control systems

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Commissioning new or modified equipment

Skills and Experience Required

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Recognised electrical qualification (Apprenticeship, BTEC, C&G, or NVQ Level 3)

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Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills

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Experience with production plant systems, including:

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PLCs

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VSDs and soft starters

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Weighing equipment

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Sensors and process control systems

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Experience with scheduled and preventative maintenance

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Confident working from electrical drawings and schematics

Desirable Experience

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PLC programming and software experience, particularly Mitsubishi or Siemens

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Multi-skilled background with mechanical and pneumatic experience

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Inspection and testing qualifications

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Previous experience within the food manufacturing industry