Job Description:

Astute's Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company to recruit for an Electrical Technician to join their Energy from Waste Power Station in Exeter, Devon.

The vital Electrical Technician role comes with a salary of £49,129 + up to 12% Bonus + Overtime + Private Medical + Pension + Benefits.

If you're an Electrical Technician and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today


Responsibilities and duties

As Electrical Technician, you will be responsible for:

• Fault finding and maintaining electrical assets including motors, transformers, switchgear, drives and HV/LV plant Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices
• Assisting in plant developments and projects
• Supervising and setting to work on site contractors
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records on the site Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Assist in outage planning, scheduling and coordination
• To ensure the availability of plant spares

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Ideally have an NVQ Level 3 qualification in a relevant engineering discipline such as Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• 17th / 18th Edition wiring regulation qualification will be desired
• A health and safety qualification such as an IOSH will be highly advantageous

Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge

The Electrical Technician role would suit someone who has:

• Hands-on maintenance experience with PLC systems, motors, variable speed drives, switchgear, etc
• Practical knowledge of process plant and equipment gained in a heavy engineering environment such as power generation, petrochemical, steel works, CHP plant, paper mill etc.
• Prior experience working with high voltage equipment will be highly advantageous
• Royal/Merchant Navy Marine Engineers will also be considered for this opportunity

Salary and benefits of the Electrical Technician role

• A salary of £49,129
• Up to 12% Bonus
• Overtime
• Private healthcare
• Call out allowances
• Other benefits

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INDPOW

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.