Who we are
At Mergon, we mould ideas for a sustainable future. We work with leading brands like Tesla, BMW, Xerox and Abbott to design, manufacture and deliver sustainable products for the vehicles and equipment of the future.
We care deeply about our colleagues, customers and our community and we have a curiosity that constantly pushes us to innovate and improve. We are competent, capable and we invest in our people and in our processes to ensure we continue to grow and do our best work every day.
The Role
Mergon UK are currently hiring an Electrical Engineer to join our team in Blackburn to provide electrical engineering provisions with the plant, working with a team of Engineers, both Mechanical and Electrical.
Hours of Work: 8.15am – 5.00pm Monday – Fridays, with one early finish at 1pm, one day per week (as agreed).
Key Responsibilities:
- The maintenance of all electrical services, plant, machinery, and equipment.
- To ensure all plant, equipment and machinery meet the requirements of Health & Safety legislation and are maintained in this manner, and keep documentation for audits and H&S requirements.
- To control Portable Appliance Testing at Mergon UK.
- The control and maintenance of the Production Monitoring System.
- The control and maintenance of the electrical energy consumption monitoring system.
- To develop and implement machine improvements.
- To develop and implement control systems for secondary operation machines and equipment.
- Take and active role in automation of production, and process flow improvements.
- Provide electrical breakdown cover outside of normal working hours where it is deemed reasonable.
- To develop and train the Electrical Apprentice and Shift Technicians after they have received suitable external training.
- Take and active role in automation of production, and process flow improvements.
- Provide electrical breakdown cover outside of normal working hours where it is deemed reasonable.
To develop and train the Electrical Apprentice and Shift Technicians after they have received suitable external training.
To be successful in this role, you will likely have:
At least 5 years’ experience as a qualified Engineer, previous experience of working in a manufacturing environment an advantage but not essential.
Experience of electrical fault finding and use of PLC’s.
Excellent communication skills with ability to influence others and work as part of a team essential.
Relevant Electrical qualifications.
Benefits:
Competitive Salary
- 34 days holidays
- Private Health Insurance option to join Bupa (Current provider)
- Career Growth and Development Opportunities
- Wellness & Events Programme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Skills Required
- At least 5 years of experience as a qualified engineer
- Experience with electrical fault finding
- Experience using PLCs
- Relevant electrical qualifications
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to influence others and work as part of a team
- Previous manufacturing-environment experience
What We Do
Mergon is a privately owned, engineering-led global manufacturing group headquartered in Castlepollard, Ireland, founded in 1981 by plastics engineer Pat Beirne. It designs, develops and manufactures high-performance plastic moulded components and assemblies using blow moulding, injection moulding, compression moulding and vacuum forming. With operations in Ireland, the USA, UK, Czech Republic and Mexico, Mergon serves automotive, industrial and healthcare customers including brands like BMW, Rivian, Toyota, Xerox and Abbott, employing over 1,100 people worldwide.
