At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and repair electrical systems to ensure maximum production uptime.
- Company: Join Ford Halewood, a leader in electric vehicle manufacturing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, gym access, wellness programmes, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Be part of the electric vehicle revolution and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Electrical Engineering apprenticeship and experience in maintenance roles required.
The predicted salary is between 46587 - 64151 £ per year.
- Electrical Maintenance Engineer
- Duration: Permanent
Salary: £46,587.88 Basic pay per annum (potential earnings up to £64,151.51 detailed below in shift pattern information).
GPW Recruitment are partnering with Ford Halewood Transmissions Ltd (FHTL) in Halewood.
Ford Halewood Transmission Limited (FHTL) develops and manufactures transmissions with an employee workforce of circa 600 people.
The Plant has a proud 60-year history as a local employer and is dedicated to manufacturing high‑quality products.
Ford is currently investing up to £230 million at the facility to transform it to build electric power units for future Ford all‑electric passenger and commercial vehicles.
Ford Halewood Transmissions Limited (FHTL) is seeking Electrical Maintenance Engineers to support the business.
Electrical Maintenance Engineers play a pivotal role in ensuring production machinery, assembly lines and equipment are maintained and repaired as required to ensure maximum operation uptime, working to all relevant FHTL procedures to ensure Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Environmental objectives are met.
- Salary Details
- Basic annual salary: £46,587.88
- All inclusive of 35% premium on all allocated holidays; 33 days holidays per year; 25 vacation and 8 bank holidays
- Shift Pattern Information
- FHTL operates across various shift patterns which employees may be assigned to work aligned with production requirements on the assigned working area.
- Current shift patterns: day shift, 3‑shift, 2‑shift, 6DC & 7DC patterns.
- All shifts apart from day shift incur a shift premium on all hours worked.
- An example of potential earnings when working across a 3‑shift pattern can be up to £64,151.51 per year.
- Working specific shifts or achieving the maximum earning potential is not guaranteed.
- Employment Benefits
- Free on‑site gym facility inclusive of a sauna & steam room (outside of working hours).
- Employee assistance programmes: weekly appointments available for all employees to utilise for free such as massages, circuit classes, nutrition advice, yoga, chiropody, reiki and head massages (outside of working hours).
- An on‑site physiotherapy and occupational health department to support employees' health and well‑being.
- Competitive pension scheme (company pays 1.5 times the amount of the employee contributions paying up to 12%).
- £750 annual attendance bonus (subject to company T&C’s).
- Access Ford's Privilege scheme – allowing purchase of Ford vehicles at a discount.
- An excellent work‑life balance, including a generous holiday allowance of 25 days (inclusive of set shutdown dates).
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
Qualifications and Experience
- Essential: Recognised Engineering Craft Apprenticeship and ONC (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering.
- Essential: PC literate, ability to work under pressure, part of a team, effective multitasker with a “can‑do” attitude.
Experience
- Previous employment in an Electrical Maintenance Engineering role.
- Experience of preventive maintenance, fault‑finding, diagnosis of faults on pneumatics, hydraulics, servo motors & drives, spindles, encoders, ABB & FANUC Robots, PLC and CNC machines and assembly lines ideally.
- Understanding of Profibus systems.
- Siemens S7 PLC (preferred but not essential as training can be provided), Solution line, Power Line, 840D and Automation Drive Experience.
- Excellent communication skills; technical cross‑shift handover / lineup.
- Experience of utilising electrical technical manuals and drawings.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform fault‑finding and diagnosis on a range of Siemens PLC‑controlled equipment.
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance on a range of pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, CNC machines and robots in accordance with the manufacturers' recommendations and industry standard practices.
- Be responsible for the recording of all work undertaken.
- Analyse and resolve electrical faults and repairs, driving continuous improvements to machinery.
- Follow safety procedures and risk assessments.
- Work alongside other Maintenance Engineers to combine initiative and enthusiasm with a sound understanding of electrical and mechanical issues.
- Work with vendors, production and process engineering teams to ensure optimum uptime and improvements to machines.
- Work Pattern
Working days are Monday – Friday (weekend work and overtime subject to business needs).
Equal Opportunity
The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.
This vacancy is advertised in line with the FORD equal opportunities policy.
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