Maintenance Electrician
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Position Overview & Specifications
Andy File Associates Limited are working as a Recruitment Business on behalf of our client with regards this permanent position for Maintenance Engineer
Our client is one of Britain’s leading independent aerospace and industrial forgings manufacturers. Expanding rapidly the company operates the largest range of open and closed die forging equipment found anywhere in Europe.
Main Purpose of the Role
Reporting to the Engineering Manager and working on two shifts, you will work as part of a team to ensure that the company is able to operate safely and efficiently.
5 key areas are:
- Complete planned preventative maintenance tasks
- Attend and react to breakdown situations
- Work alongside sub-contractors when necessary
- Installation of new equipment
- Carrying out general site and building electrical maintenance
Key Accountabilities
- Planned Preventative Maintenance tasks
- Installation of new plant
- Planning electrical maintenance tasks for completion during the shutdown
- Development and upgrading of existing equipment
- Good knowledge of safety and permit to work systems
- Reactive Maintenance
- Inspection and testing of electrical equipment
Skills and Experience
Essential:
- Experience in a heavy duty industrial environment
- Experience of fault finding, wiring and instrumentation work
- Preventative maintenance (PPM)
- Reactive maintenance and fault finding on PLC
- Pro-active and self-motivated personality
- Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team
Desirable:
- Experience in PAT testing
- Experience in multi-skilled working which might include mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic systems
Qualifications
Essential:
- A fully skilled Electrician who has an NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) and who has a 17th Edition qualification
Why work for our client?
Our client prides themselves on being a great place to work. As one of the UK’s leading steel manufacturing company they want to ensure that they attract, motivate and retain the best people who can deliver the best service to the company and their customers.
Benefits:
- Competitive pay and excellent overall earnings potential
- Job security
- Holidays – you will have 33 days holiday, including bank holidays
- Pension scheme – our client wants to provide its employees a good foundation for the life after work and hence offers a 5% contribution. The pension scheme comes along with further discounts on health, travel and rescue insurances
- Bonus scheme – this is linked to team and company performance
- Westfield cash plan – our client provides level 1 health cash plan which comes along with numerous discounts and special offers, including gym discounts, online, high street and grocery retailers and many more
- Death in service payment, full company sick pay and long service rewards
- Tax efficiency schemes: Childcare vouchers and Cycle to Work
- Free work wear and PPE
- On-site parking is available
- Focus on wellbeing and mental health awareness
- Development – they offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career
- Training options to develop skills
- Certified Training
- Child-Care Vouchers
- In House Training
- On-Site Parking
Location: Hillsborough, Sheffield
Job type: Permanent, Full-time
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £30,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Childcare
- Company car
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: ME - RT
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Maintenance Electrician roles across Andy File Associates Ltd's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £30,000 - £40,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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