At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and upgrade electrical systems while ensuring safety and efficiency.
- Company: Join a stable and successful company with a supportive team culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy 24 days holiday, competitive pay, and a 9-day fortnight for long weekends.
- Other info: Ideal for those who love practical work and thrive in a collaborative setting.
- Why this job: Get hands-on experience in a dynamic environment with real impact on engineering projects.
- Qualifications: 5 years of electrical maintenance experience and a passion for problem-solving.
Maintenance Engineer – Electrical and Mechanical
Electrical biased - Regular days - 37 hours per week basic hours
Salary / rate: £20 to £21 per hour + overtime + insurance depending on experience
Job type: Permanent position, immediate start
Location: Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Hours: 7:30am to 4:30pm Mon to Thurs; 7:30am to 2pm every other Friday (making a 9 day fortnight) – with some ad hoc overtime.
Benefits:
- 24 days holiday per year
- 2 x basic annual salary death in service benefit
- Sickness insurance (subject to acceptance / conditions from insurance company) of 75% of basic pay for up to 12 months
- 9 day fortnight so lots of long weekends
- Weekday overtime at time + 1/3
- Saturday overtime at time + 1/2
The job:
- Ensure all health and safety maintenance requirements are met and according to schedule
- Breakdowns, planned maintenance and improvement projects
- Electrical upgrades / modernisation / re-wiring
- Electrical testing
- Machinery build and installations
- In house power press maintenance (training will be given) – some power press experience would be an advantage but is not essential
- Must be experienced (at least 5 years in an electrical maintenance role) and time served (or modern equivalent) electrician
- Electrical – 17 / 18th edition essential
- Mechanical aptitude essential but the role is electrically biased
- Enthusiasm for hands-on electrical and mechanical engineering and problem solving
- Ability to use own initiative and work independently
The Company: Ashfield Extrusion is a successful profitable company with a very stable workforce and is a good place to work. The core of the business is impact extrusion and technical components – pressing, trimming, machining, degreasing, coating and printing – providing a lot of variety. We have been growing steadily for a number of years.
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Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Kirkby in Ashfield employer: Ashfield Extrusion
Ashfield Extrusion is an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises employee development and progression. With a structured 9-day fortnight schedule, competitive benefits, and opportunities for overtime, this role in Kirkby-in-Ashfield allows you to thrive in a hands-on environment while focusing on your career growth in electrical and mechanical systems.
