Senior Electrical Maintenance Technician

Senior Maintenance Technician
ELEC BIAS
3 Shift Pattern (8 Hour Shifts)
Salary c£46,870

Ready to take the next step in your engineering career?

We are recruiting for a Senior Maintenance Technician with an Electrical Bias to join our client's busy Distribution Centre in Wakefield. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Technician with a minimum Level 3 Electrical Qualification who is looking to progress into a more senior role.

As part of the Engineering Team, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving a wide range of automated equipment, ensuring the site operates efficiently and downtime is kept to a minimum. You'll be involved in both planned and reactive maintenance activities, supporting the performance of high-speed packaging machinery, automated conveyor systems etc

This is a varied role and you will be involved in ongoing site projects and overseeing the maintenance technicians workloads are distributed and that the maintenance of high volume picking machinery is carried out correctly.

This is a key role in in the business and you will manage the maintenance operations of the facility ensuring equipment reliability, minimising downtime and maximising efficiency.

Key Responsibilities for a Senior Maintenance Technician

• Perform routine preventative and reactive maintenance
• Electrically; System testing, field wiring, system calibration, interpreting circuit diagrams
• Knowledge of automated, electrical and pneumatics machinery
• Strong Attention to detail
• CMMS use
• Service and repair of equipment on site
• Adhere to Health & Safety Guidelines
• Willing to learn and adapt to role requirements.
• Hands on ownership of issues

Qualifications, Skills and Experience for a Senior Maintenance Technician

• Minimum Level 3 qualification Electrical Qualification
• Technical department experience especially in maintenance
• Experience with working on automated conveyor systems
• Confidently read schematic diagrams
• A solid understanding of Health and Safety policies
• Technical knowledge of electrical/pneumatic/mechanical equipment
• Excellent understanding of automated equipment
• Both Electrical and Mechanical skills
• Root cause analysis skill
• Experience with Siemens S7 Tia portal would be an advantage
• Strong Communicator
• Organised and good time management skills.

Salary and Benefits of a Senior Maintenance Technician

• Salary c£46,000
• 3 Shift Pattern (Mornings, Afternoons, Nights)
• 22 Days Holiday
• Pension
• Development and training
• Medicash

For more information about the Senior Maintenance Technicians role please give the team a call on (phone number removed)