Multi-Skilled Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Multi-Skilled Engineer (Electrical Bias)

Pumps | Electrical Systems | Controls | UK-Wide Travel

Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire

£40,000 - £45,000 (negotiable depending on experience).

What will you be doing?

This is a genuinely multi-skilled position, with electrical engineering at its heart. Your responsibilities will include:

• Installing, wiring, setting up and commissioning pump control systems
• Fault-finding and repairing electrical control panels, motor starters, inverters and variable speed drives
• Testing and calibrating instruments, sensors and control equipment
• Diagnosing electrical faults across motors, cabling and associated equipment
• Stripping down, repairing and rebuilding a variety of industrial pumps
• Replacing bearings, seals, impellers and other mechanical components
• Installing pumps, pipework and associated equipment at customer sites
• Carrying out planned maintenance, breakdown repairs and commissioning work
• Completing service reports and ensuring all work is carried out safely and professionally

You'll spend approximately 50% of your time in the workshop and 50% travelling to customer sites across the UK.

Requirements

We're interested in practical engineers who enjoy problem-solving, take pride in their work and aren't afraid to roll their sleeves up. Ideally, you'll have:

• At least three years' experience in a multi-skilled maintenance, service or field engineering role
• A strong electrical background, ideally working with pumps, motors or other rotating machinery
• An NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds qualification or a recognised engineering apprenticeship
• Experience reading electrical drawings and fault-finding control circuits
• Good mechanical fitting skills and experience working on rotating equipment
• Confidence working independently and making decisions on site
• A flexible, can-do attitude and a willingness to travel nationwide

Experience with VSDs, PLCs, instrumentation, telemetry or pump systems would be a real advantage. Don't have experience with every control system? No problem. Full training will be provided on specific equipment and technologies.

Benefits

• Company van and fuel card
• Company mobile phone
• Full tool kit and quality PPE provided
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Lunch provided every day – in workshop and for when you’re on the road
• Company-wide profit share scheme
• Overtime opportunities
• Hotel accommodation and subsistence paid when staying away

Working pattern: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Working split: Approximately 50% workshop (Chesterfield) / 50% UK-wide site work. Travel: Nationwide, with occasional overnight stays and overtime required (paid). A full UK manual driving licence is essential.