electrical maintenance technician.

Location: TATA Steel, Hartlepool Works, Brenda Rd, Hartlepool TS25 2EG
Salary: £33,128 basic + 27.5% shift allowance (£9,110), totaling £42,238, rising to £46,395 (inclusive of shift allowance) upon demonstrating site-specific competencies.
Shift Pattern: 12-hour shifts (2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off)

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting the engineering team with preventive maintenance, installations, and breakdowns
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards and procedures
• Performing all tasks with a strong commitment to safety
• Adhering to statutory and mandatory safety regulations, procedures, and policies
• Providing first-line technical expertise to diagnose and fix faults in complex systems, minimizing downtime
• Proposing and implementing improvements to process control systems
• Ensuring deficiencies are promptly and effectively repaired to prevent recurrence

Essential Requirements:

• Recognized Electrical Maintenance Qualification (Level 3, BTEC, NC, NVQ, or equivalent) or completion of an electrical apprenticeship
• Experience with overhead cranes and related safety systems
• Expertise with AC/DC motor and gearbox drive systems
• Ability to interpret electrical drawings
• Proficiency with PLC systems (Siemens & Allen Bradley) and HMIs
• Experience with variable speed motor controls, including inverters, converters, and speed feedback devices
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively
• IT literacy
• Self-motivated and proactive

Benefits:

• CV advice and editing support
• Dedicated team support throughout your employment
• 35 days of paid holiday per year
• Annual pay reviews
• Quarterly bonus scheme (subject to performance)
• Private healthcare (individual cover)
• Pension scheme with a 10% employer contribution against a 6% employee contribution
• Access to exclusive online services, including restaurant and retail discounts
• Referral bonus of £300 for recommending a friend (*conditions apply)

Interested in this opportunity? Apply today, and we'll be in touch if you meet the requirements.

Please note: All applicants are subject to vetting checks, including right-to-work verification, medical examinations, and reference checks.

Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.