Electrical Technician

Electrical Technician – Liverpool

£54,000 - £58,000 (dependent on experience) + overtime + excellent benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Electrical Technician to join a well established engineering business operating within a heavy industrial environment in Liverpool. The Electrical Technician will maintain critical equipment, ensuring maximum reliability and minimal downtime through both planned and reactive maintenance. This role follows a 4 on 4 off days shift pattern with 12 hour shifts.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Electrically biased maintenance engineer who is looking to work on large-scale automated equipment, including ship to shore cranes, gantry cranes and other specialist container handling machinery.

This business is a major operator within the UK's logistics and industrial infrastructure sector. They invest heavily in modern equipment and offer career development and ongoing training opportunities. The Electrical Technician will join a highly skilled engineering team responsible for maintaining advanced lifting and container handling equipment.

• Carry out 50% planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and 50% reactive maintenance
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults across a wide range of heavy industrial equipment
• Maintain ship to shore cranes, gantry cranes and other automated handling equipment
• Perform electrical fault finding, diagnostics and breakdown repairs
• Read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics
• Work with PLC controlled systems, motors and variable speed drives
• Ensure equipment reliability, availability and safe operation
• Follow safe systems of work and company health & safety procedures
• Collaborate with the wider engineering team to minimise downtime and improve equipment performance

• Level 4, HNC or HND qualification in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or similar
• At least 5 years' experience within electrical maintenance
• Previous experience within a heavy manufacturing, industrial or installation environment
• Excellent fault finding and troubleshooting skills
• Experience carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance
• Good understanding of PLC controlled equipment
• Experience working with motors, drives and electrical control systems
• Ability to read electrical schematics and technical drawings
• A full UK driving licence
• Experience working on cranes, container handling equipment or similar heavy plant (desirable)

• Salary £54,000 - £58,000 (dependent on experience)
• Overtime opportunities
• 26 days annual leave
• Up to 10% matched pension contribution
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Healthcare cash plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Gym membership scheme
• Retail discounts and vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities

If you would like to find out more, please get in touch with Adele Lewis.

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