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Site Electrician/Multiskilled Engineer

Location: Mosstodloch

Contract: Full time, permanent

About the role:

We are looking to appoint a Site Electrician, to provide front line industrial electrical engineering support to the manufacturing operations ensuring the plant runs effectively and efficiently.

You should be time served or equivalent in an electrical engineering discipline, with previous experience within an industrial production environment. You must have the ability to communicate in English as well as comprehend written instructions. A driving licence is essential.

The hours of work are Monday – Friday, 07.00 to16.30 and on a rota for some Saturdays, 07.00 to 10.00.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Carrying out reactive and planned maintenance inspections
• Overhauling equipment
• Monitoring plant conditions
• Coordinate all planned maintenance works to minimise disruption
• Reporting defects
• Diagnosing and repairing faults as they occur
• When required, actively support the engineering team carrying out multi-skill tasks

Skills and Experience:

• A team player with a strong sense of personal responsibility/ownership and a positive “can do” attitude
• Can work effectively within a factory environment and perform under pressure
• Improvising ability under breakdown conditions
• Adhere to health & safety, quality and engineering procedures
• Ability to use electrical test equipment
• Ability to read schematic diagrams
• Experience in single and 3-phase installations including motors and inverters is highly desirable
• Experience with PLC systems would be advantageous.

Remuneration and benefits:

• Competitive rate of pay
• 33 days annual leave (including statutory holidays) pro rata
• Employer pension contribution
• Health & Wellbeing services (remote GP’s, mental health support, physio)
• Life assurance cover after 3 months

About James Jones & Sons Limited:

James Jones & Sons Ltd is a 5th generation family business and one of the UK’s largest and most progressive timber processing companies with core activities in timber harvesting, sawmilling, pallets & packaging, and distribution. We operate from 26 sites across the UK, 21 Australian and 2 New Zealand sites and employ over 2,100 people. In the UK, we operate seven sawmills throughout Scotland and the north east of England: an engineered wood manufacturing plant in the north of Scotland and pallet and packaging operations at 14 sites across the UK. We produce high quality, British grown timber for the UK construction, landscaping, and agricultural sectors; market-leading JJI-Joists for the housebuilding and construction markets and pallets and packaging for blue chip domestic and exporting businesses.

For further information about James Jones & Sons Ltd, visit www.jamesjones.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Relocation assistance

Application question(s):

• Why do you want to work with James Jones & Sons Limited?
• Please list your experience within an Industrial Production Environment
• What sets you apart from other candidates applying?

Work Location: In person