The Role: Electrical Technician
Location: Hemswell, DN21 5TU
Shift Pattern/Working Hours: Monday to Friday 07:30 to 16:00
Yearly Salary: £39,745 - £40,745
Why work with us?
Since founding in 1967, Plastipak has been dedicated to prioritising sustainability through innovation. As a family owned business, Plastipak knows the power of placing people at the centre of operations, which is why you would we be valued member of our workforce. Over the years, Plastipak have evolved into a global leader within the PET recycling sector, driven by a commitment to environmental protection and customer satisfaction whilst prioritising the health and safety of our associates.
As a proud subsidiary of Plastipak, Clean Tech UK (CTUK) embodies these pioneering advancements in sustainable practices and employee empowerment. Our mission is to provide packaging solutions through engaged hearts and minds. We believe in the power of PET bottle-to-bottle recycling, working with us would mean you are helping keep an average of 20 billion bottles out of landfill every single year!
We are driven by Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives, leading us to be an engaging ethical business. Integrity is a core value for us at CTUK, and is at the heart of everything we do. We actively promote transparency, accountability, and fairness in all areas of operation, ensuring we adhere to the highest possible ethical standards.
Benefit Highlights:
· Generous annual leave entitlement
· 4% Employer Pension Contribution
· Death in Service
· £500 incentive payment paid upon successful completion of probation
· Occupational Health Access
· A yearly plant bonus scheme
· Training and Development Opportunities from day one
· Opportunity to earn an additional £500 through referring friends and family (T&Cs apply).
The Role
The prime purpose of the Electrical Technician role is to support the continued effort of maximizing equipment uptime. This is achieved through a routine of planned preventative maintenance, assisting with breakdowns through hardware and PLC fault finding. Installation of electrical systems which covers distribution and equipment to current legislations.
Key Responsibilities:
* Working with the Area Engineering Supervisors (AES) to maintain the plant availability.
* Routine, planned and reactive electrical maintenance.
* Follow up with Area Engineering Supervisors (AES) and On Shift Engineers to ensure problems identified are corrected in a time that prevents equipment and process failure.
* Support the days and shift-based Engineers during the troubleshooting of equipment problems.
* Project work, improvements and upgrades.
* Fault diagnostics and repairs to a wide range of electrical systems.
* Installation of electrical installations to current standards.
* PLC fault finding and programming.
* Promote team spirit and ensure good communications with everyone.
* Utilise SAP CCMS system for recording breakdowns, booking out and ordering of spare parts.
* Perform duties in a manner that protects personal safety as well as the safety of all personnel on site. Whenever appropriate, promptly report safety, health or Environment incidents or issues to management so the situation can be corrected.
* Participate actively in safety programs; promote safety rules and good housekeeping methods.
* Compliance with the Electricity at Work Act, Puwer, Machinery directive regulations and site policies on electrical working and standards.
* Interpret and follow equipment technical manuals & wiring diagrams to aid fault finding and issue resolution.
* Create new accurate wiring diagrams for all new process electrical hardware designs completed by self and ensure on shift teams have access and keep drawings up to date.
Key Skills & Attributes required to succeed in the role:
* Knowledge of maintenance principles.
* Good organisational skills.
* Confident, logical, analytical and innovative.
* Clear and concise communication skills along with sharing of knowledge and openness with Electrical Technicians and wider electrical teams.
* Interaction and support to site electrical team on plant electrical and controls maintenance activities, plant condition, breakdowns, issues & actions being taken.
* Ability to read and modify software on controls systems such as Siemens, Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi and PILZ safety systems is desirable.
Experience required:
* Apprentice trained and qualified to NVQ level 3 in electrical engineering discipline or a Multi skilled apprenticeship with strong electrical bias.
* 2 to 3 years’ experience in a similar position.
* HNC or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering preferred.
* Experience of working in an industrial, commercial environment.
* 3 Phase electrical power systems, motor control centres and variable speed drives.
* Experience on 415v 3 phase supplies & drives, 240v single-phase supplies and equipment, 24v DC control circuits, safety circuits, network systems etc.
* Programmable Logic Controllers knowledge desirable although training will be provided.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At CTUK, we recognise that a diverse workforce is essential to driving innovation and success. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive culture, where every member of our team feels respected, valued and safe. We constantly empower our people, consistently encouraging different perspectives and unique outlooks to achieve success. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity initiatives are designed to ensure every individual receives equal opportunities and creates a workplace that reflects the communities we serve.
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