Site Electrical Engineer - Mackie’s of Scotland

Site Electrical Engineer

  • Job Title

    Site Electrical Engineer

  • Department

    Engineering

  • Location

    Westertown

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of this role include:

  • Be the in-house electrical specialist in the Engineering team with the ability to mentor and provide on-the-job training to other members of the team
  • Safeguarding maximum operating efficiency by ensuring that all electrical plant equipment is operational and functioning in the correct manner
  • Contributing to reducing plant down time by conducting daily/routine Planned Machine Maintenance (PPM) checks on all equipment to ensure it is fit for its intended purpose and in good working order
  • Electrical fault finding with all electrical installations
  • Preventative maintenance activity and general maintenance work
  • Applying continuous improvement methods within all plant infrastructure in order to improve operations to drive improvements in quality, cost and safety.
  • Completing daily maintenance check sheets and job cards as allocated in a timely manner
  • Completing regular inventory checks to ensure order up to levels for spares and materials are maintained at all times
  • Willing to learn the operations of our production machinery through our on-the-job training.

Person Specification

Our ideal candidate already has several years proven experience as a site based Electrical Engineer, preferably within a frozen food or automated environment. They also need to be a confident communicator and able to work effectively across multiple areas of production with minimal supervision.

You must have an aptitude for problem solving and be able to work within a sometimes pressured environment whilst staying focused on the job in hand

Experience and Qualifications

A time served Engineer, you must have a minimum of a City & Guilds qualification and IE Regulations 18th Edition preferred or equivalent.