Maintenance Technician (Electrical) in Newcastle upon Tyne

Rewards and Benefits on Offer; * Early finish on a Friday. * Competitive salary. * Secure, expanding business. * Optional overtime available. * Immediate start.Shifts: * 3x shift system; * 06:00 – 14:00 * 14:00 – 22:00 * 22:00 – 06:00MTrec’s New Opportunity;MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client, based in Tyne & Wear, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a permanent Maintenance Technician to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client is a major international player in their specialist industry sector and supplies its quality products globally. They will be soon entering a period of sustained growth and expansion as they widen their customer portfolio, with a significant number of blue-chip orders for many years into the future.If you are an Electrically Biased Maintenance Technician, please apply now for an immediate response.The Job You’ll Do; * Swiftly resolve breakdowns, minimizing production downtime by identifying and addressing root issues. * Maintain electrical and mechanical systems via planned preventative measures to uphold production efficiency. * Execute comprehensive preventative maintenance, manage software programming, and oversee mechanical, electrical, and robotic equipment breakdowns. * Install, enhance, and repair equipment, plant infrastructure, and building installations for continuous improvement. * Take a proactive stance in identifying potential hazards, promptly reporting root causes, equipment faults, and concerns to management. * Supervise external contractors for factory-related service work, such as fire alarm and sprinkler systems.About You; * Completion of a time-served apprenticeship in electrical maintenance. * Post-training experience in an electrical maintenance role within Engineering/Manufacturing. * Qualification to HND level in Electrical Engineering or equivalent industry knowledge. * Proficiency in automation, robotics, and PLCs (desirable) * Experience maintaining injection and compression moulding machines (desirable). * Knowledge or certification in 5S and other production improvement methodologies (desirable)