Howmet Aerospace
Maintenance Electrician
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Responsibilities
Working Hours
Normal hours of work are 42 hours per week, 24/7 shift pattern, Monday to Sunday inclusive. The postholder is required to work such hours as are necessary in order to satisfactorily perform the role.
Main Purpose of Job
To effectively carry out the installation, maintenance, testing, and repair of all equipment used within the manufacturing industry. To support the operations team to achieve their targets and to maintain health & safety standards. To meet legislative requirements, meet company standards/Policy while ensuring optimum plant performance.
Key Tasks And Accountabilities
The below is meant to describe the main tasks and is not necessarily an exhaustive list of duties. It does not preclude the need to carry out other specific tasks from time to time as required.
- Assisting with the development of PPM systems and the forward scheduling of maintenance activities
- Operational tasks to comply with legislation and company procedures
- Fault diagnosis, repair, and maintenance in a steel work / heavy engineering environment
- Applicant conversant in general machine wiring and installation, including temperature control and lighting
- Planning and scheduling planned and unplanned work
- Liaise with client departments
- Control maintenance tools, stores, and equipment
- Monitor maintenance costs
- Improve production facilities
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Note: This job description is a guide to the principal, current duties of the job. It does not form part of the contract of employment.
Skills
- Determined, quality-orientated, organized, and disciplined
- Able to uphold and maintain systems/standards
- Good communicator and listener, analytical, and numerate
- Team player
- HV experience
- FLT, OHC, Confined Space, Working at Height, MEWP
- Knowledge of SHIRES electronic maintenance system or equivalent
- Attention to detail
- Supportive for all maintenance activities
Experience
- Experience of working in a manufacturing environment
- Ability to follow job instructions / processes
- A good understanding of the principles of Health & Safety at work
- Apprentice-trained electrician
- Experience of electrical engineering in a production line/foundry environment
- Capable of operating the site-based computerized planned maintenance system to monitor and record all works carried out
- Have a proven ability of fault finding and problem-solving on electrical control circuits and 3-phase power supplies
- Be self-motivated and able to work with minimum supervision
- Work on a Panama shift system may be required
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Candidates
Candidates applying for this role must be legally authorized to work in the United Kingdom. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Non-contractual benefits that are provided by the Company:
- Death in Service Benefit (6 x salary if in pension scheme, 4 x salary if not in pension scheme)
- Discretionary Performance Bonus Scheme
- Company Sick Pay (eligible after 12 months employment)
- Enhanced Bereavement Leave
- Enhanced Holiday Entitlement (25 Days plus Bank Holidays) – Holiday period - January to December
- Christmas Shutdown 2026 (24th December 2026 to 4th January 2027)
- Long Service Awards
- Employee Reward Recognition Schemes
- Service Awards
- Employee Referral Programme
- WPA Cash Back Health Scheme – Bronze Category is Complimentary
- Annual Health Surveillance
- Mental Health First Aiders on Site
- Employee Wellbeing Initiatives
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
- Ideally qualified to HNC Level or equivalent
- Completed a recognized Apprenticeship
- GCSE’s – A-C, including English and Maths
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