C & I Electrical Technician

KPI Recruiting; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life assurance

Free products

On-site parking

Cycle to work

Discounts

Wellness support

Salary sacrifice

Employee referral bonuses

Early access to pay

Job summary

Northwood Tissue (Disley) Ltd is seeking a hands-on Electrical Technician with an NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering to join a busy manufacturing site. The role covers controls, instrumentation, and a range of electrical projects within a live production environment.

You will be building and wiring electrical panels, fault finding, reading drawings, and supporting broader engineering activities. Overtime is available to boost earnings.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering is essential.
• Hands-on experience within a manufacturing environment is required.
• Confident reading of electrical drawings and wiring.
• Experience with panel building and wiring.
• Good understanding of controls and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Build and wire electrical/control panels.
• Read and work from electrical drawings.
• Perform electrical fault finding and problem solving.
• Work with PLCs and understand inputs/outputs (not required to program).
• Install and connect electrical and instrumentation equipment.
• Run cables through controlled areas and install interlocks.
• Support Shift Technicians and assist with installations.
• Contribute to improvement and automation projects.
• Help bring new systems into operation.

Skills

NVQ Level 3 Electrical

Panel building

Electrical drawings

PLC I/O understanding

Fault finding

Instrumentation

Hands-on

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering

HNC/HND desirable

Job description

Controls & Instrumentation Electrical Technician

50k DOE | Monday-Thursday 7am-4pm | Friday 7am-3pm | Overtime Available

We're looking for a hands-on Electrical Technician with a minimum NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering to join a busy manufacturing site and get involved in a range of interesting controls, instrumentation, electrical projects and hands on.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being hands-on, working on installations, fault finding, wiring and supporting the wider engineering team.

Role:

• Building and wiring electrical/control panels
• Reading and working from electrical drawings
• Electrical fault finding and problem solving
• Working with PLCs and understanding inputs/outputs - you don't need to be a PLC programmer
• Installing and connecting electrical and instrumentation equipment
• Running cables through permitted/controlled areas
• Wiring and installing interlocks
• Supporting Shift Technicians when required
• Carrying out electrical and instrumentation installations
• Helping to specify equipment and installations
• Getting involved in exciting improvement and automation projects
• Working on systems such as valves, extract systems, controls and instrumentation
• Connecting equipment and helping bring new systems into operation

What we're looking for:

• NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering or equivalent - essential
• HNC/HND desirable, but not essential
• Hands-on experience within a manufacturing environment
• Confident reading electrical drawings
• Experience with panel building and wiring
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills
• Understanding of PLC inputs and outputs
• Good understanding of controls and instrumentation
• Comfortable running cables, wiring equipment and carrying out installations
• Someone practical, hands-on and happy getting stuck into projects
• Overtime available if you want to boost your earnings.

Benefits

• Company pension & life assurance
• Free company products
• Free on-site parking
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retail, travel, cinema, gym & other discounts
• Wellness support including GP services
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Employee referral bonuses
• Free early access to pay

Northwood Tissue (Disley) Ltd