
Electrical Maintenance Technician - Shift
Help us make a difference as a Shift Electrical Technician at our West Sussex MBT/AD facility.
£49,183.68 per annum raising to £52,612.56 after 3 months successful probation.
Shift Pattern is 4 on 4 off (2 days, 2 nights and 4 off) 0630 - 1830 & 1830 - 0630)
A quick look at the role.
The role holder will effectively drive engineering activities at Biffa MBT facility to deliver all operational aspects of the facility. The role holder will be responsible for driving plant availability through ensuring all PPM’s, reactive maintenance, engineering, and process improvements are carried out and implemented in a timely manner. The role holder will drive best practice on a shift basis through high engineering, compliance and H&S standards.
Your core responsibilities.
- The role will include working reactively, dealing with machinery problems and breakdowns, as well as working through planned preventative maintenance and project work. The electrical work covers everything from sensors, relays, ac/dc motors, contactors, control panels and PLC’s. Ideally, we are looking for someone who can fault find on PLC’s, preferably Siemens S7, but anything else is considered.
- The idea candidate will have experience of working in a similar environment, so either manufacturing or industrial or automated, supporting maintenance work. You must be electrical qualified and competent.
- Ensure all accidents, incidents and near misses are reported immediately.
- Ensure housekeeping is maintained to high standards
- Motor electrical and mechanical fault finding, familiarity with MCC layout of panels.
- Controls and Instrumentation (temperatures, pressure transducers, flow meters etc). Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings. Electrical fault diagnoses. PLC hardware knowledge
Our essential requirements.
- HNC Electrical/Electronic Engineering
- BS7671 18th edition (advantageous)
- If you have held similar roles such as Electrical Engineer, Maintenance Electrician, Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Technician, Maintenance Technician, Electrical Fitter, Service Engineer, Industrial Electrician, Shift Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Engineering Technician, Plant Maintenance Engineer, Facilities Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Controls Engineer, Maintenance Supervisor, or Automation Technician, we would be happy to consider your application.
Here's why you'll love it at Biffa.
- Ongoing career development, training and coaching – Because if you don’t grow, we don’t grow.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Retail and leisure discounts.
- Holiday and travel discounts.
- Life cover.
Changing the way people think about waste.
At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,500+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.
And it’s why we’re the UK’s No. 1 choice for business waste management.
Dedicated to diversity.
Being inclusive is core to our culture at Biffa; we believe different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for colleagues, customers and stakeholders, which is why you’ll find us championing diversity, equity and inclusion at every turn.
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