Plant Electrician

What to expect

As an innovation leader, we are looking for an ambitious, forward-thinking, open-minded, and well-rounded individual to join our local Engineering team. Working full-time Monday - Friday in our Dumfries facility, you will be a competent, qualified and experienced individual who can work as part of a team as well as making individual decisions to support ongoing operational demands within the facility.

We are open to applications from either those experienced in a manufacturing or industrial environment or from domestic electricians who are keen to develop their skills — full training will be provided to support the transition into a plant-based role.

The successful candidate will receive a very competitive Terms and Conditions package commensurate with the position including:

• Various shift patterns.
• Pension above industry standards.
• Ongoing training and development package.
• Holidays in excess of statutory requirements.
• Access to onsite Occupational Health Services.
• Salary range £39,785 - £54,230 dependant on shift pattern

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The work includes carrying out activities listed below with Health, Safety and Environmental considerations:

• Carrying out all work to Company and Legislative Safety, Compliance and Environmental procedures.
• Be an effective communicator with all team members.
• Responsible for the electrical maintenance (reactive, planned and improvement) of our plant equipment and process machinery including PLC’s and Electrical Drive Systems.
• Assisting in training of apprentices, including acting as mentor and defining best practices.
• Installation work (3 phase, single phase and containment) also includes network cabling.
• Supporting facility Project/ Task derived work as defined in support of site continual investment.
• Portable appliance testing.

Keys to Success

• Entry-level position with appropriate licenses/training certifications
• Has basic skills in an analytical or technical process

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Applies basic analytical and technical skills to perform routine activities
• Understands how the assigned tasks relate to others in the team and how the team integrates with others
• Uses standard operating procedures to guide own work and solve routine problems
• Impacts the quality of own work
• Uses communication skills and common courtesy to exchange information

Requirements and Preferred Skills

Essential Experience:

• Educated to City & Guild or SVQ Level 3 (Electrical) and be a time-served electrician.
• Have held a similar role within an Industrial Environment post qualification.
• Have a working basic understanding of ventilation, pneumatic, hydraulic and steam service systems.

Desirable Experience:

• Detailed understanding of Siemens PLC logic, programming, fault diagnosis and repair.
• Previous work with Industrial Robotics.
• Detailed knowledge of plant equipment safety and interlocking functions.
• Demonstrable ability to follow written processes and procedures.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrable Reactive and Proactive attitude to equipment repair and lifecycle management.
• Determination, drive and willingness to learn.
• Knowledge of Electrical Control and Electrical Drive systems.
• Logical approach to fault finding and problem solving, with a focus on issue prevention.
• Be able to understand and update Electrical Schematics and control documentation.
• A working knowledge of PLC’s is desirable, preferably Siemens or Beckhoff, training can also be provided.
• Be conversant with Microsoft packages including Word, Excel and Teams.

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