Maintenance Services - Electrician

Overview

Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Maintenance Technician – Mechanical Fitter (Multiskilled)

REPORTS TO: Maintenance Manager

DEPARTMENT: Maintenance

HOURS: 40 per week, 0800 to 1630 Monday to Friday, 30 minute unpaid break. 12 hour shift pattern during harvest period (mid Aug-Oct).

Possible call out requirement on a rota basis, likely 1 week in 5. Position holder must be located within 30 minutes of the plant. No holidays allowed during harvest period.

• Carry out planned and non-routine maintenance, including breakdown rectification at the Inverness malting using best practice regimes.
• Liaise with malting management to report any obvious maintenance anomalies and to be familiar with the latest instructions and procedures.
• Complete maintenance paperwork in line with company procedures.
• Recommend alterations and improvements for enhanced operation.
• Contribute to the installation and commissioning of new equipment and plant.
• Provide assistance and work flexibly (with due regard to competence, capability and knowledge) with site staff and tradesmen.
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping within and around the engineering workshops and engineering stores.
• Ensure personal development by keeping up to date with new technologies appropriate to own skills.
• Carry out other duties from time to time that may be reasonably requested.
• Ensure full compliance with:
  All relevant electrical and mechanical engineering regulations; ATEX Regulations;
  Health & Safety at Work Act;
  Company Safety Procedures;
  Food Safety Regulations;
  Company Quality Standards

JOB TITLE: Maintenance Technician – Mechanical Fitter (Multiskilled)

REPORTS TO: Maintenance Manager

DEPARTMENT: Maintenance

• Qualifications:
  
  Time served or able to demonstrate sufficient relevant experience
• Skills/Abilities:
  Mechanical installation & inspection
• Welding/fabrication
• Basic electrical skills i.e. fault finding, part replacement, electrical connections
• Able to follow procedures
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Team player
• Willing to learn/train in various areas relating to the position
• Working Knowledge:
  Able to demonstrate practical experience in mechanical and electrical maintenance, particularly relating to an industrial scale production environment, including:

• Pumps, water processing & pressure systems
• Gearboxes and drive gear
• Bearings

• Qualifications:
  
  CMC (or knowledge of malting process).
• Skills/Abilities:
  Self motivated and able to work under own initiative
• Adaptable
• Full UK driving licence
• Qualified to operate a forklift truck/MEWP or prepared to train