Development Engineer ( Electrical )

Development Engineer (Electrical)

Leeds

PERMANENT

£40k - £50k

Our client, a large manufacturing business based in the Leeds area, have an immediate requirement to recruit a Development Engineer.

Job Objective

Hands on Electrical Engineer building, developing and commissioning production machinery

Main Duties

* Electrical building of machines including all wiring, control panels, PLC set-up and programming

* Commissioning of production machines – both internal and external, including occasionally oversees

* Working with, modifying, and installing machine automation (Allen Bradley, Schneider, Keyence etc.)

* Developing and improving existing machinery

* Fault diagnosing and finding solutions to a wide range of electrical problems

* Specifying and sourcing of electrical components required for builds

* Working closely with the design and mechanical teams, sharing ideas and concepts

* Support production/maintenance engineers when required

* Develop engineering improvements and systems in line with the company’s objectives

Key Skills

* An Electrical Engineering background (ideally apprentice trained) with a minimum of 5 years’ experience

* Experience building/fixing/running production machinery

* Understand, writing and modify PLC ladder logic (Allen Bradley)

* Competent at reading electrical schematic drawings

* Basic mechanical skills would be advantageous

* Experience with springs/coilers or wire industry would also be advantageous

* IT awareness and application

Person Specification

• Good communication skills

• Self-motivated

• Displays integrity

• Able to work under pressure

• Works well within a team

• Problem solving and diagnostics

This is a permanent position where you will be expected to work 8am - 4pm Monday to Friday. In return you can expect a salary of £40k £50k dependant on previous experience.

This role is being advertised by AMF Recruitment Ltd, a specialist recruitment business supporting the manufacturing industry