Maintenance Electrician

Are you an experienced Maintenance Electrician ideally from a manufacturing background looking for your next challenge?

At Saint-Gobain Glass, we are looking for a Maintenance Electrician to work in our shift team, helping to deliver planned and reactive maintenance as well as continuous improvement projects on site.

This Maintenance Electrician will be a part of the shift team in our Transform department, looking after our Coating and Laminating lines. You must be confident in your abilities as you’ll be the only electrician on shift, but a great team player too as you’ll be working as part of our wider shift team including the mechanical engineer and operators. We’ve got world-leading automation and technology on site so there’s lots to get stuck into – we’ll train you up on our kit and set you up for success!

Saint-Gobain Glass UK is one of more than 30 exciting Saint-Gobain brands in the UK and the only UK based Saint-Gobain site to manufacture flat glass for the commercial and domestic market.

You’ll be working 12 hour shifts on a four on, four off pattern - two days, two nights with the following four days off.

What we’re looking for:

• An apprentice trained Electrician or equivalent, ideally with experience in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrates a flexible approach to work, with experience of diagnosis and repair of electrical failures, routine maintenance, experience of instrumentation, etc.
• Continuous Improvement and/or WCM methodologies and techniques
• PLC controls knowledge
• A focus on H&S with the ability to adhere to site standards and act as a true H&S ambassador

What you will be doing:

• Performing both planned and reactive maintenance in order to keep our site running efficiently and reducing down-time
• Identify opportunities for improvement and get involved in projects
• Work closely with the days Engineering function and collaborate with wider shift team to solve issues
• Model our H&S standards and identify any risks

Are Saint-Gobain Glass and Saint-Gobain inclusive employers?

Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

The world of work is changing. At Saint-Gobain, we’re always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. We’ll happily discuss any need you might have for this role: flexible hours, job-sharing, part-time working, or anything else that matters to you. We can’t promise to meet every request when we’re recruiting. But we do promise to listen.

If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you!