Technical Advisor

April 29, 2019 | Comments Off on Technical Advisor

Graduate / Trainee Electrical Engineer - Machinery Safety

£19,000 - £25,000 + car, bonus

Would you be interested in joining a world leader in Machinery Safety? Our client has a fantastic opportunity for a detail-oriented, results-driven Graduate to work within Machinery Safety based in Northamptonshire commutable from Coventry, Peterborough, Leicester, Rugby and Milton Keynes.

Working within the team, our client will give you comprehensive Machinery Safety training so you can provide safety guidance to customers in the best way to achieve machine safety compliance to the applicable safety standards and regulations.

The successful candidate will receive full in-house training on the job to build their skill set and knowledge within Machinery Safety. You will also undergo ongoing professional development with the opportunity to gain further accreditation and career advancement within Machinery Safety.

It will be your responsibility to also visit customer sites across the UK and overseas, conduct risk assessments, provide safety reports, and perform safety design reviews, as well as other similar consulting-type activities.

The successful graduate will be responsible for identifying opportunities for growth and development of the service, as well as driving and developing the safety consulting business.

Why this role?

This is a fantastic opportunity for an Electrical Engineering Graduate to embark upon a fantastic career in Machinery Safety. The key purpose of this role is to provide clients with a compliance service related to machinery safety in respect to guarding and safety related control systems. This will primarily involve carrying out PUWER assessments and CE marking for machines and complex assemblies.

Main responsibilities include: -

    Consultancy services at design and installation stage

    Site audits and testing of existing plant and equipment, covering PUWER and CE requirements

    Pre-delivery inspections

    Ongoing training and funding for further accreditation including chartership
This role will require extensive travel (all expenses paid) across the UK and overseas, with many overnight stays away from home, therefore a current valid driver's license and a reliable car is essential, and a current valid passport is desirable.


There is a well-established administration team to assist on procedural matters and a team to offer technical expertise and peer review.




What will I need to be successful?

The successful Graduate Engineer will be:

    A straight talker, pragmatic with great communication skills.

    Qualified in an Electrical Engineering discipline e.g. BEng / MEng Electrical Engineering

    You will be motivated to join a consultancy team and be ambitious to work in a variety of manufacturing environments to utilise your skills.

    You should have the willingness and drive to want to learn and gain new a new skill set. You will be mentored and mentored by a Principal Consultant to develop your commercial and engineering skills.

Benefits Package

The following package is available to the successful candidate;


Competitive salary + bonus
23 days plus statutory holiday
Company vehicle (after a qualifying period) and Fuel Card

Company pension

Company credit card (after a qualifying period)

Key points

    'On the tools' engineers get a superb opportunity to take their career in a different direction.

    The successful candidate gets a chance to travel and gain experience in a wide variety of sectors that would not be possible in any other position



Interested? To apply for the Technical Advisor - Machinery Safety position, here are your two options:

1. "This is the job for me! When can I start?" - Call now and let's talk through your experience. Ask for Harriett Potter on 0116 254 5411 between 8 am - 5 pm

2. "I think I'm right for this position, but I'm not sure I have enough to get an interview" - Click "apply now" so I can read your CV and let you know.

Precision People is committed to keeping our candidates informed and offer a guaranteed response within 7 days when applying through the application system.

Ref: Machinery Safety HP2



About Precision People

This role is posted by Precision People, specialists in Technical, Engineering, Consultancy, Sales and Executive Search Recruitment. Operating since 2004, we have placed hundreds of technical candidates in fantastic new roles. Precision covers the whole spectrum of technical roles from Design Engineers, Service Managers, Mechanical Service Engineers, up to Maintenance and Production Managers. We have many technical roles both in the Midlands and throughout the UK, so get in touch today.