Electrical Engineer

Overview

Our client is a global leader in stainless steel. At their site in Sheffield they require a skilled Electrical Shift Engineer to join their dynamic team on a permanent basis in the heavy industry department. The Electrical Shift Engineer will manage all electrical works and functions across the department.

• Quarterly bonus with a max pay out of 20%
• Overtime is paid at 1.5x with certain Bank Holidays paid at 2x (Overtime is on Saturdays)
• 28 days holiday (for 1st year including Bank Holidays, increasing annually up to a max of 35 after 5 years' service)
• Pension - Under 30: 1% (Employee) matched, 10% (total potential); 30-49: 1-3% (employee) matched, 10-14% (total potential); 50+: 1-5% matched, 10-18% (total potential)
• Costco Membership (Membership fees to be paid by employee)
• Westfield Health Level 1 plan
• Grab a steel (Site with exclusive discounts and savings)
• Gym Discount (Only SIV centres)
• 02 Discount (Only new items not existing)

• Working on a shift basis covering the electrical operations requirements of a heavy engineering plant.
• Electrical maintenance of all motors and drives.
• Fault finding on electronic cards to component level.
• Maintenance of the mill thyristor drives.
• Electrical maintenance of overhead D.C. and A.C. cranes.
• Maintenance of PLC systems, specifically ABB and Allen Bradley.
• Use of programming tools to identify faults on PLC systems and changed parameters as required.
• Monitoring and maintaining the furnace control systems, calibration of controllers and the air / gas transducers, changing of thermocouples and the lighting procedure of furnaces.
• Reacting to breakdown requirements and safely / quickly identifying faults to minimise the impact on production.

Working 4 on, 4 off with no weekends.

Salary: £41,422.09 plus 18.67% shift allowance £49,155.59

• Education to H.N.C. Level in an Electrical Engineering discipline.
• A basic understanding of PC-based software, Excel etc.
• An understanding and ability to interpret electrical drawings.
• Experience in writing reports detailing the activities during shift.
• Experience in working to safety legislation relevant to operations and electrical maintenance.
• Experience in adhering to S.W.P.s, risk assessments, I+I procedures and the permit systems, as well as I.E.E. Regulations.

The Consultancy:
Edwards & Pearce acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Edwards & Pearce is an Equal Opportunities Employer.