Electrician

Job Title – Maintenance Electrician
 
RESPONSIBILITIES

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance at the Inverness site.
• Contribute to 6S efficiency improvements around all areas of the site.
• Contribute to continuous improvement on site by maintaining a vigilant approach to your work, identifying, and reporting any areas of interest to site management.
• Complete maintenance paperwork in line with company procedures.
• Recommend improvements to the operation of equipment, where appropriate.
• Contribute to the installation and commissioning of new equipment and plant, where appropriate.
• To be available for emergency call-out as required. On rota.
• Continued personal development by keeping up to date with new techniques, processes, and equipment, undertaking training courses and in house training, as required.
• Maintain high levels of engineering hygiene and housekeeping.
• Carry out other duties from time to time that may be reasonably requested.
• Reporting of all hazards, near misses, incidents, and accidents
• Completing all work required in a safe manner and reporting all risks to site management for risk assessment

 
Ensure full compliance with:

• All relevant electrical and mechanical engineering regulations
• ATEX Regulations
• Health & Safety at Work Act
• Company Policies and Procedures
• Food Safety Regulations
• Environmental Procedures
• ISO9001 and ISO14001

 
SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Electrical testing
• Electrical fault-finding
• Electrical installation and inspection
• Working knowledge of PLC systems
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative
• Quality awareness
• Able to work well within a team
• Reliable
• Flexible
• Due to on-call requirement, must be able to get to site within an hour
• Basic mechanical knowledge of material handling systems, bucket elevators, belt conveyors, screws, diverters, etc.
• Electrical installation and inspection
• Working knowledge of PLC systems, motors, inverter drives, soft start systems, gearboxes and drive gear, bearings

 
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Basic understanding of malting processes would be advantageous
• ATEX Regulations, Ratings and Zoning of areas
• Qualified to operate a forklift truck/MEWP or prepared to train
• Full UK driving licence
• Recognised electrical apprenticeship
• Formal electrical qualification to BS7671:2018 (18th Edition)

 

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.