Electrician (Maintenance & Installation)
EssityAre you an electrician eager to use your existing experience, and develop contractor and project management skills. Working in a forward-thinking manufacturing environment where your expertise can make a real difference? At Essity’s largest UK site in Prudhoe, Northumberland, we’re offering an exciting opportunity for someone who’s not just looking for a job—but a chance to grow, innovate, and help shape the future of sustainable manufacturing.
About The Role
This is more than just maintenance. It’s a chance to be part of a high-performing team that supports the core infrastructure of a site producing household brands like Cushelle and Velvet. You’ll be working to sustain compliance across various systems, from a large Low voltage and High voltage network to fire alarms and CCTV, contributing to continuous improvement projects, and playing a key role in ensuring operational excellence, whilst further developing career through role specific training.
This is a permanent, day-based role (Monday to Friday) —ideal for someone who values work-life balance while still being challenged professionally.
What You Will Do
In this varied role you will have responsibility for maintaining the supply of site utilities from an electrical perspective, together with looking after the maintenance of site buildings and offices.
The role is varied and will include the following key areas:
- You will manage contractors to deliver site maintenance tasks/improvements – this will include you scoping work, requesting quotes, creating permits, and managing works.
- You will support the production site through undertaking routine, preventative and reactive mainly electrical maintenance tasks.
- You will support necessary works to improve maintenance methodologies and practices.
- You will support the operations in a flexible way – prioritising work daily.
Who You Are
Apprentice trained to NVQ3 qualification in Electrical installation/ maintenance (or equivalent) and be able can demonstrate high competency of related skills.
- 18th Edition qualified
- Inspection and testing experience/ qualification
- Have a flexible and ‘can-do’ approach with a strong focus on delivering results.
- Experience of fixed wiring inspections and general electrical installations i.e lighting etc
- You naturally succeed in a fast-moving environment where there may be multiple/dynamic challenges daily and you can react quickly and effectively under pressure.
- Supervisory experience would be beneficial
- Experience of Industrial/ commercial electrical systems, fire protection
- IT Proficient
- Familiar with Microsoft Office Applications (outlook, word, excel)
- SAP experience
- Excellent communicator and ability to challenge professionally
What We Can Offer You
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere.
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