The Flooring Systems division offers a broad and attractive range of environmentally friendly natural linoleum, high-quality vinyl floors, entrance matting systems for cleaning and drying shoes, carpet tiles, needle felt, and Flotex, the washable high-tech textile flooring. Thanks to their excellent technical properties and attractive design, these flooring products are invariably the first choice for public buildings, department stores, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities, schools, libraries, commercial and office spaces, leisure centers, shops, hotels, restaurants, and cafeterias as well as for applications in the residential market. With a market share of about 70 percent, Forbo is the world leader in linoleum.
Flooring Systems also provides ready-made adhesives for floor covering installations, parquet flooring, and ceramic tiles, leveling compounds for the construction industry as well as liquid floors under the trade name Eurocol.

Based at our Manufacturing site in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, we are looking to complement our existing Engineering workforce by recruiting experienced Technicians with relevant exposure within a heavy manufacturing production environment. The successful applicant will have specialised in an electrical maintenance environment with some basic mechanical experience.
Reporting to our Engineering Team Leaders, the successful applicant will have completed a recognised Engineering Apprenticeship with proven experience within a heavy production environment.
This role involves working a 38 hour week within a three shift pattern over a five day week (Mon – Fri). A shift based multi-skilled team of technicians provide the engineering support to all production departments.

Electrical Engineering Technician

Location : Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Key responsibilities:
Exhibit a sound Health & Safety work ethic at all times.
Use knowledge and experience of sound engineering practices within a modern production environment to offer front line maintenance support to all production departments daily.
Carry out PPM across the site as required.
Carry out routine maintenance tasks on Site Services. (compressed air systems. HPHW systems, hydraulic systems, package boilers, cooling towers and refrigeration plant).
Fault find & rectify electrical and basic mechanical faults in a modern production environment to include PLC control systems. Make adjustments as required.
Install, fault find & rectify AC & DC drives.

Compex certification would be beneficial but not essential.
Experience with HV systems would also be advantageous.
Be involved in process improvement projects designed to reduce downtime & improve departmental efficiencies.

Training:
The successful applicant will receive an onsite familiarisation program which will be implemented across the first six months of their employment

The selection process for the position will include an Interview and Psychometric Testing

To apply for this position, please forward your cover letter explaining how you meet the requirements, along with a current CV to the HR Admin Team
hrukadmin@forbo.com