ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN

Main tasks and duties

• Report to and adhere to instructions from Maintenance Manager and Senior Maintenance Technicians;

• Through good housekeeping procedures ensure that a safe and clean working environment is kept at all times;

• Ensure that the Health & Safety Policy of the company is operated to ensure compliance with statutory regulations as they change from time to time;

• Ensure all tasks undertaken are completed in accordance with the appropriate and necessary regulations e.g. IEE, Electricity at Work Regulations, HASAW Regulations and PUWER Regulations;

• Managing electrical repairs and breakdowns whilst avoiding downtime and ensuring minimal disruption;

• Fault finding and continuous improvement site wide focusing on critical plant and addressing the root cause of failures;

• Initiating and modifying electrical designs; conducting diagnosis, repairing and testing of malfunctioning equipment;

• Electrical installation of new plant and machinery;

• Carrying out planned and preventative maintenance on plant and machinery;

• Use of predictive maintenance techniques to support a LEAN manufacturing philosophy;

• Operate under the company’s TPM framework to help improve the reliability and efficiencies of equipment and machinery;

• Maintain equipment maintenance records, ensuring accurate allocation of work hours;

• Participate in equipment reliability analysis to identify: trends, repetitive failures, opportunities for improvement in reliability and effectiveness;

• Complete maintenance improvement projects to support departmental installation, utility reduction and equipment reliability objectives;

• Act as a member of the maintenance team on flexible shift patterns providing relevant information as the basis to future planning;

• Support the training of new personnel, including employees enrolled in the apprenticeship program;

• Support department sourcing of spares;

• Liaise with equipment suppliers as necessary in relation to equipment installation, reliability and fault diagnosis issues;

• Undertake mechanical tasks in support of the role to a level within your capability and / or in accordance with training provided.

Communications

• Ensure communications are maintained at the highest possible level between management and the workforce and keep your supervisor advised of impending situations which could develop into more serious problems;

• Develop mutual respect with employees, by ensuring that all dealings are objective and impartial;

• Liaise with contractors and equipment suppliers as necessary.

General

• Ensure compliance with the company's Equal Opportunities Policy;

• Any other duties as may reasonably be required.