Electrical Engineer

Days

Bridgend

This company is the world leader in insulation solutions. Founded in the 1930's this company creates sustainable products that help people and communities thrive. With more than 12,000 employees and located in 40+ countries with 50+ manufacturing facilities, this company is focused on one common purpose Sustainability is central to the company's business strategy, and they are actively committed to 11 Sustainable Development Goals.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Electrical Engineer to join a reputable company based in Bridgend South Wales. As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for carrying out maintenance and repair work on electrical equipment, ensuring that it performs to targeted levels of reliability.

You will bring an apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering (Minimum NVQ Level 3) and experience in maintenance, planned and reactive, of industrial machinery in a manufacturing, industrial or automated environment.

You will have a proactive and logical approach to problem solving and experience and good understanding of AC/DC Motors and Frequency Drives. You need to be familiar with Siemens PLC driven machinery and have experience with SCADA Packages (WinCC).

As the on site Electrical Engineer this is what you'll be doing

In this role you will be reporting to the site Engineering Manager covering both proactive and reactive maintenance routines on all facilities and production equipment ensuring that any reactive maintenance is responded to quickly to minimise production downtime.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Provide extensive electrical support and knowledge on all lines within the plant.
• Equipment including rolling Mills, Overhead cranes, and Hydraulic/Pneumatic Systems.
• To ensure maximum machine available time at least cost, through effective planned preventative maintenance schedules.

The experience you'll bring to the team.

• You will be time served/apprentice trained with a relevant Electrical Qualification.
• Have a good knowledge of Electrical Fault finding with experience of Pumps, Overhead cranes, and Steam Turbines.
• Worked as a Multiskilled Technician for a minimum of 2 years.
• Experience of working in a heavy engineering environment.

And this is what you'll get in return.

A base salary of up to £37,000, with lots of overtime opportunities + other benefits.

You'll be joining a growing business who is currently experiencing a sustained period of growth, which can offer future progression opportunities.

Are you up to the challenge?

Are you what we're looking for? Please get in touch today with engineering specialist recruiter, Andy Jones.

Please apply with a CV and feel free to include a cover letter outlining why you're perfect for the role. We also have a referral scheme so if you know of someone who would be great for the role please get in touch.

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.