At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and repair industrial generators while solving technical challenges.
- Company: Join a leading engineering business in Lisburn with a strong team culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, permanent role, specialist training, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic field-based role with significant technical responsibility across Northern Ireland.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by working on cutting-edge electrical systems and building customer relationships.
- Qualifications: Electrical Engineering qualification and at least 3 years of relevant experience required.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 40000 £ per year.
Location: Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent
Hours: 39 hours per week
Join a Specialist Engineering Business. VANRATH are delighted to be recruiting for an Electrical Service Engineer to join an established engineering business based in Lisburn. This is an excellent opportunity for a time-served Electrical Engineer or Technician looking to develop their career, working on industrial generators, electrical control systems and associated equipment.
The Role:
- Reporting to the Service Manager, you'll be responsible for carrying out planned and reactive maintenance ensuring equipment remains safe, reliable and operational.
- The role will involve a combination of routine servicing, electrical fault finding, control system work, breakdown response and supporting the installation and upgrade of generator systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Carry out routine maintenance and servicing on diesel generators and associated equipment.
- Diagnose electrical faults and complete reactive maintenance on customer installations.
- Carry out electrical fault finding to component level within control panels.
- Complete initial fault diagnosis both locally and remotely.
- Interrogate and programme generator controllers, including ComAp and Deep Sea systems.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics and design drawings.
- Assist with the design, installation and upgrading of generator electrical control systems.
- Carry out repairs and maintenance to maximise equipment availability and minimise downtime.
- Ensure all work is completed in line with manufacturer specifications and service schedules.
- Complete accurate service reports, job sheets and timesheets.
- Ensure all electrical work complies with relevant IET standards.
- Participate in the company's on-call rota and provide support for breakdowns.
- Build strong relationships with customers and provide a professional service at all times.
About You:
We're looking for a technically strong Electrical Engineer who enjoys fault finding, problem solving and working directly with customers. You'll ideally have:
- ONC/HNC, City & Guilds or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering.
- Time-served Electrical Engineering/Technician background.
- At least 3 years' relevant industrial electrical experience.
- Strong electrical fault-finding experience, particularly within industrial equipment.
- Experience working on electrical control panels to component level.
- Ability to interrogate and programme generator control systems.
- Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Full current driving licence.
What's on Offer?
- £35,000 - £40,000 salary
- Permanent, full-time position
- 39-hour working week
- Specialist technical training
- Opportunity to develop expertise in generator and control systems
- Varied field-based role with significant technical responsibility
- Opportunity to work with industrial customers across Northern Ireland and Ireland
- Long-term career development within an established engineering business
Interested? If you're an experienced Electrical Engineer, Electrical Technician, Field Service Engineer or Maintenance Engineer looking to move into a specialist position, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or contact Karl Yellop at karl.yell for a confidential discussion.
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