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Randstad Technologies Recruitment
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9 months ago
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Electrician (Electrical Craft) - Corby - Permanent Opportunity!

Are you a qualified and experienced Electrician with a background in a heavy industrial environment? We are supporting a leading UK employer in Corby with a permanent opportunity for a dedicated Electrical Craft Team Member. This is an excellent chance to join a growing team.

About the Role:

You will be an essential part of the team, ensuring the smooth operation of electrical systems across the plant. You will be a time-served electrician with a focus on maintenance craft work.

Key Responsibilities:

Perform planned and reactive maintenance to minimize operational downtime.
Troubleshoot relay control circuits, AC/DC motors, and various types of drives.
Conduct basic PLC fault finding on systems like Siemens S7 300, 1200, and 1500.
Read and interpret electrical drawings and work with computerized maintenance management systems (MMS).
Contribute to plant reliability and efficiency through improvement projects.
Adhere to strict Health and Safety protocols and SSOW.
Support improvement initiatives within the department.

Essential Requirements:

Experience: A time-served electrician with at least 2 years of experience in a heavy industrial environment and in a maintenance capacity.
Qualifications: A qualified Electrician who has completed a time-served apprenticeship.
Skills: Experience with low voltage systems, drives, and PLCs. Ability to fault find and conduct root cause failure analysis.
Flexibility: Must be fully flexible and able to adhere to a rotating shift pattern (days, lates, and nights, Monday-Friday).
Other: A valid driving license and access to your own vehicle are essential due to the shifts.
Knowledge: Familiarity with SAP or an equivalent system. Strong knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation. Good verbal and written communication skills.
Desired: 18th Edition.

Benefits:

Salary: £36,779 - £37,586 (£31,982 basic plus 15% shift allowance, rising to £32,684 plus 15% shift allowance after probation).
35 days of annual holiday.
Quarterly bonus scheme.
Excellent pension scheme (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution).
Annual pay review.
Opportunity for progression and professional development with funded courses.
Employee Assistance Programme for financial, mental, and physical support.
Employee discount scheme.Does this role sound interesting? Apply today by submitting your most recent CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to or call (phone number removed).

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

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