About Your New Company
Your new company is part of one of the UK and Ireland's largest water companies, serving over 6 million customers in England and Ireland. They have been operating for more than 20 years in the Irish market and currently run one of Europe's largest wastewater treatment plants, treating over 50% of Ireland's wastewater.
They are a proven leader in providing innovative water, wastewater, and resource recycling solutions for various sectors, including municipal, industrial, and commercial industries in Ireland. From design and engineering to construction, site operation, and management, they have a strong track record of delivering lean water and wastewater solutions that increase efficiency, reduce carbon footprint, and minimize operational costs for their customers.
About Your New Role
To provide expertise on all electrical systems and problem-solving/fault finding of electrical systems & equipment throughout the site to ensure continuous operation.
Your day-to-day duties include:
* Troubleshoot and repair electrical components, panels, and systems
* Install and maintain industrial communication systems, heavy-duty electrical equipment
* Perform quality testing and inspections
* Wire up, gland, terminate pumps, motors, VSDs, circuit boards, and panels, install new conduits, trays, ladder, and pull new cables where necessary
* Provide out-of-hours support to plant operations during start-up, running, and shutdown activities
* The Maintenance Electrician role requires flexibility and availability as demanded by the needs of a continuous plant and process. You will be part of an on-call system providing electrical cover and may interact with the plant outside regular working hours.
* Awareness of national and industrial technical standards and regulations
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
What You'll Need to Succeed
* 5 years of relevant electrical experience in a heavy industrial environment
* Electrical National Craft Certificate essential
* Strong fault diagnosis and solving experience
* Ability to read complex electrical drawings and P&IDs
* Experience with PLCs, Endress and Hauser, and ABB instrumentation, Auma actuators advantageous
* Knowledge and experience of ATEX zoned areas advantageous
What You'll Get in Return
* Salary €50,000-€55,000 plus defined hourly overtime rate and call-out allowance
* Performance-related bonus of up to 5% of salary