Electrical Technician

15839

ManufacturingNorth-East£32,000Permanent

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Position Overview:
Reporting to the Principal Engineer - Electrical, the primary role is to leverage hands on technical expertise and experience to assemble, test and fault find electro-mechanical products and control systems. The role will contribute to the development of products, technology, capability, and reliability across PEL’s range of products, whilst ensuring that best practice and the Company’s defined engineering processes are followed.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Support the wider engineering team with assembly, test and fault finding relating to electronic and electrical systems.
Work within a multi-disciplined engineering team to meet the project requirements and deliverables.
Support build, commissioning, and trials of prototypes and new products.
Execute electronic and electrical test requirements for both prototype and product manufacture.
Troubleshoot and analyse problems. Producing ideas to solve them.
Perform business duties such as efficient stock management, record keeping and test reports.
Maintain a knowledge of current technical trends and innovation to assist in the development of current and future test and fault-finding methods.
Work cross functionally (Commercial, Sales, Projects teams) within the business to improve efficiency and deliver effective products.
Communicate professionally with fellow staff, directors, and clients.
Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Essential

Proven experience in a manufacturing environment within a relevant industry.
Experience assembling and testing electronic and electrical equipment.
Experience in assembling and testing electro-mechanical products.
Experience in fault finding electronic and electrical equipment, using devices such as multimeters and oscilloscopes.
Experience of DC electrical systems.
Ability to read and understand electronic and electrical schematics.
Ability to understand cable harness drawings.
Knowledge of MS office applications including Excel and Word.
Experience working in a multi-disciplined engineering team.
Collaborative ethos.
Able to think laterally when problem solving.
Ability to investigate and interpret data, issues, and situations, to make sound
decisions in high-stress situations.
Ability to communicate complex procedures to colleagues.
Self-motivating, initiative-taking and results driven approach.
Ability to work to deadlines whilst maintaining high quality.

Desirable

IPC-610 and IPC-620 certification.
Experience using CAD packages such as E3, Altium and Inventor to review and

understand designs.

Knowledge of PLC’s and knowledge of CODESYS or similar PLC software.
Knowledge of stock management systems and processes.

Person attributes and other requirements

As a defence contractor, we have a number of security obligations placed upon the Company, which means that all our staff must be able to successfully achieve the relevant security clearances.

You will be expected to support in-house training programmes, as required.

Disposition (Required critical behaviours):

Flexible can-do attitude
Able to prioritise own workload to meet deadlines
Able to work as part of a team
Good written and verbal communication skills
Excellent attention to detail and always focuses on quality
Self-motivated and confident when taking responsibility for all areas of work
Drive for improvement

Additional information outside of job description

We would like applicants to be reliable and team players.
New technical role focused on prototype build and test, emphasizing automotive wiring experience, low voltage DC (12/24V), and skills in control systems, interconnects, fault finding, and PCB repair. IPC 610/620 certification is desirable but not required. The role will involve both UK and international travel and will be the first of its kind in the team, with potential for future growth.
The workload will be project-dependent, with collaboration between Richard's team and R&D. The new hire will sit in Richard's team to ensure alignment with production standards.

Ideal candidates come from automotive, industrial, or yellow goods backgrounds (e.g., Komatsu, CAT), with transferable skills from land heavy machinery sectors.

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Consultant

Adam Wall

Adam specialises in Logistics, Warehouse, Import/Export and Transport Managers based in the Newcastle, Sunderland, and Northumberland areas. Adam joined Jackson Hogg in 2022 looking for a change from customer service and logistics roles. With a background in exporting goods to worldwide markets, Adam saw stepping into the Logistics desk as a natural fit. Adam lives in Newcastle and enjoys visiting the local bars and restaurants on the weekends.

Consultant - Industrial

07916159467

adam.wall@jacksonhogg.com

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