Job Vacancy - Electrical Engineer

Robinson Brothers Limited are a family-owned company located in West Bromwich in the West Midlands. We are specialists in organo-sulphur synthesis and high-pressure hydrogenation supplying organic chemistry services to a global market in quantities from grams to multi-tonnes. We manufacture intermediates for the Pharmaceutical, Agrochemical and Speciality Chemical industries as well as many others and our team of chemists are experts in custom synthesis, contract manufacture and process optimisation.

 

We have a vacancy for an Electrical Engineer and are looking to recruit for an immediate start.  This position reports to the Electrical and Instrumentation Manager. 

 

Duties and responsibilities include:

  • Maintenance operations – responsible for the provision, operation and development of all maintenance and planned preventative maintenance systems, including inspections.
  • Minor project work – responsible for the design, specification, and installation of electrical equipment for new capital, maintenance and upgrading work and controlling expenditure within authorised budgets.
  • Responsible for the supervision of the electrical team (four personnel) and any electrical contractors.
  • Should have a good understanding of ATEX, area classification and BS60079, as he/she will be a competent person in area classification, design, installation, inspection and commissioning.
  • Acts as a Company Technical Authority on electrical matters.
  • Liaison at all levels inside the Company.  Outside contacts typically include suppliers, contractors and agencies such as the HSE & EA.
  • Safety, Health & Environmental – To maintain and promote a safe operating culture within the Electrical Department ensuring that in all its aspects of installation and maintenance it operates to the highest levels of safety and meets all legal and statutory requirements, company rules and procedures.
  • Training - To manage the development and training of all electrical personnel.

 

Essential Qualifications

  • Educated to RQF level 3 (e.g. Full City & Guilds level 3) in a practical Electrical discipline as a minimum.
  • A further 5 years practical experience, post qualifications, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role, in an industrial manufacturing environment.
  • Ideally you would have CompEx (Ex01-04) & (Ex05-06) qualifications but this is not a necessity as these can be acquired once employed.
  • The job requires a flexible attitude to deal with multiple complex jobs simultaneously, to meet the required changes in operational priorities.

 

Salary is dependent on experience plus 25 days paid holiday (and all UK Bank Holidays), a 40-hour working week (Mon to Fri, 8am to 4.30pm), paid sick scheme, free life assurance, BHSF scheme and access to a stakeholder pension scheme, based in West Bromwich, West Midlands.