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Job Description:
Electrician
Location: Derry/Londonderry
Pay: £41,100.80 per year
We’re recruiting on behalf of a leading global manufacturing company based in Derry/Londonderry. Due to continued growth, our client is seeking experienced Electricians to join their expanding production team.
This is an excellent opportunity to work in a modern manufacturing environment, assembling and wiring electrical switchgear and control panels while enjoying excellent benefits, long-term career progression and ongoing technical development.
Working alongside a highly skilled team, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality electrical products used across a range of industrial applications.
What’s on Offer
- Annual performance and attendance bonus
- Competitive overtime rates with bonus hours scheme
- Permanent, full-time position
- Employer pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Company Social Club
- Incentivised gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Ongoing training and career development
- Long-term progression opportunities within a global manufacturing business
The Role
Reporting to the Production Manager and Supervisors, you’ll be responsible for the electrical wiring, assembly and testing of LV/MV switchgear and control panels, ensuring work is completed to the highest quality standards and within production deadlines.
You’ll work from engineering drawings and electrical schematics while supporting both factory-based manufacturing and occasional on-site installation work.
Key Responsibilities
- Wire and assemble LV/MV switchgear and electrical control panels
- Read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics and technical documentation
- Assemble electrical and electromechanical equipment to specification
- Carry out panel testing, including current injection testing
- Perform electrical fault finding and resolve wiring issues
- Complete electrical and mechanical modifications where required
- Carry out thermal imaging inspections and prepare reports
- Assemble prototype and development units
- Raise material requirements and order components for allocated work
- Identify and report defective or non-conforming components
- Maintain a clean, organised and safe working environment
- Support colleagues by sharing technical knowledge and promoting best practices
- Ensure all work is completed in line with quality and safety standards
What We’re Looking For
- City & Guilds Electrical Qualification with Engineering Apprenticeship (AM2) or equivalent
- Experience within electrical switchgear manufacturing or a similar industrial environment
- Previous experience carrying out field service work or on-site installations
- Current 17th Edition Electrical Qualification (or equivalent)
- Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and schematics
- Strong electrical assembly and fault-finding skills
- High attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Flexibility to work rotating shifts
Desirable
- Mechanical knowledge or experience
- Familiarity with Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
- Experience using engineering tools, electrical hand tools and torque equipment
- Previous experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Why Apply?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established international manufacturer that invests in its people, offers genuine career progression and provides the chance to work on technically advanced electrical products in a modern production environment.
Whether you’re an experienced Industrial Electrician, Manufacturing Electrician or Electrical Assembly Electrician looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.
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