Electrician Fitter in West Bromwich

Reporting to: Production Manager

Based: West Bromwich site

Job Function: Experienced Mechanical and Electrical Fitter for building, refurbishing and maintaining specialised equipment for the Water & Wastewater Industry.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Build and wire specialised equipment from details contained in general arrangement drawings as supplied by the Design office.
• Mechanically assemble and test all types of equipment in the Jacopa product range and including other manufacturers machinery, both in our workshop & suppliers’ premises where necessary.
• Assist with training and advising new staff members of all aspects of assembly techniques and procedures within the workshop environment.
• Using specialised knowledge of the Jacopa products consider solutions to any electrical and mechanical engineering problems which may arise.
• Install new wiring and electrical devices for plant facility.
• Enable improvements to quality, safety and speed of manufacture and assembly, working to quality standards as set by the Company manual and within recognised Health and Safety standards.
• Liaise with other departments in all aspects of electrical work to assist with obtaining solutions to problems etc.
• Ensure manufacture and assembly requirements are within the time constraints as detailed in the project budget.
• Facilities electrical and maintenance fitting as and when required to include weekly testing of Fire Alarm system.
• Portable appliance testing of workshop & site engineers power tools.
• Sharing of Assembly skills for the building of Jacopa products which may be at the premises of Jacopa’s supply chain including pre-delivery inspections/testing of completed equipment, which may involve some travel.
• Mentor & supervise electrical trainees & apprentices.
• Carry out regular checks and record findings for Emergency Lighting & Legionnaires disease safety.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Person Specification

• Previous experience of working within the Water Treatment Industry would be an advantage but not essential.
• Must have relevant electrical qualification (18th Edition).
• Must have previous track record of working in a mechanical/fitting/maintenance role, ideally within medium to heavy engineering – Manual handling training will be given as necessary.
• Experience in cranage and a variety of lifting equipment is required (refresher training will be given).
• Counterbalance Fork Lift Truck licence desirable but not essential (refresher training can be given).
• Slinger/signaller experience would be beneficial.
• Experience required in the use of power tools and machinery such as drills, pedestal grinders and punch tools.
• Experience in maintenance fitting as this is often allocated to the fitter/assemblers role.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.