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Electrical Technician

We have an opportunity for an Electrical Technician to join on a full-time basis, which is a days-based role working Monday-Friday, but we may require candidates to work shifts if the business requires them to do so.

In this role you will…

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance routines across the site
• Problem Solving
• Respond to breakdowns
• Provide electrical support.
• Perform electrical isolations identified in the site LOTO procedure.

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 22nd September 2023

Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.

When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements below. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Served a recognised apprenticeship in Electrical engineering
• Educated to City & Guilds standard or equivalent accompanied by NVQ Level 3 if appropriate
• Experience of maintaining Electrical plant & equipment.
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory standards and maintenance best practices
• Understands electrical schematics, process flow diagrams and Engineering Line Diagrams

Preferred Qualification and Skills:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Compex Ex01-04 qualification
• City & Guilds 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (2382-18) qualification

The ZSC Brand was divested to an external company in October 2021. The supply chain continues to operate within GSK as a contract manufacturer supplying oral solid dose antibiotics. Once the manufacturing supply agreement has come to an end, and in the absence of any other alternative options, GSK would be proposing to close the ZSC sites. GSK would explore all options for retraining, supporting employees who might be at the risk of redundancy.

During the expected 3-5 years duration, commencing October 2021, the successful candidate will be able to make a significant impact at ZSC and GSK. Whilst working at GSK you will be able to enjoy the excellent standard company benefits. You will also be able to utilise the ZSC Retraining and Development programme to identify and fund upskilling towards your future career ambition. In addition to this, there is an employee retention scheme which offers further financial bonuses for working within the business

Why Us?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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