Electrical Maintenance Technician

ZipRecruiter; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Job Description

Vacancy - Electrical Maintenance Technician

Are you seeking a role in which you can work on a wide variety of equipment, from Victorian aged machinery to modern day technologies? Are you an experienced Electrical Maintenance Technician with experience working on heavy industrial equipment? We are seeking an Electrician to join our team at Runcorn and help us keep the world moving! This role will include travel to other sites along the Manchester Ship Canal.

Your Role

In this role you will work within the team to carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance effectively and in a safe manner. You will report parts and materials deficits to the Supervisor without delay. You will complete the workload as stipulated by the Supervisor in a safe and efficient manner, delivering a safe personal working culture.

You will demonstrate commitment to multi-skilled activity where appropriate, completing SAP work orders to identify tasks completed. Whilst your place of work will be Runcorn, you will be expected to travel to other sites along the Manchester Ship Canal as and when required. As part of the role you will take part in an on-call rota to ensure 24 hour coverage.

What you'll bring

You will have previous Electrical engineering experience, ideally gained in a heavy industrial environment. You will ideally have previous experience working on Programmable Logic Controller equipment, motors, motor controls and variable speed drives.

With excellent fault finding and repair skills, you will also have a fundamental knowledge of mechanical equipment such as bearings, limits and fits and gearing systems. You must be willing to train to APLV standard and hold a full valid driving licence.

Who are we?

Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator. We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers. Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040. Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers. Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

1. 27 Days Annual Leave (plus bank holidays)
2. Up to 10% Matched Contribution Pension
3. Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, Critical Illness insurance, Gym Membership Scheme, Retail Vouchers, plus more!
4. Commitment to learning and personal development - Last year we supported over 50,000 hours of training and personal development!
5. We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our Employee Assistance Programme when required.

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you! Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3rd April 2025.