C & I Electrical Technician

Kpi-Recruiting-Ltd; Stockport; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life assurance

Free on-site parking

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts (retail, travel, cinema, gym

Wellness support including GP services

Salary sacrifice schemes

Employee referral bonuses

Early access to pay

Job summary

Northwood Tissue (Disley) Ltd in the Stockport area is seeking a hands-on Controls & Instrumentation Electrical Technician to join a busy manufacturing site. You will be involved in installing, wiring and commissioning electrical and instrumentation systems, reading drawings, and supporting the engineering team on automation projects.

The role requires NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering (essential) with hands-on experience in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering is 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/outputs.
• Comfortable installing equipment and running cables.

Responsibilities

• Build and wire electrical/control panels.
• Read and work from electrical drawings.
• Fault finding and problem solving.
• Work with PLCs and understand I/O.
• Install equipment and instrumentation.
• Run cables in permitted/controlled areas.
• Wiring and installing interlocks where required.
• Support Shift Technicians when needed.
• Assist in equipment specification and installations.

Skills

Hands-on

Reading electrical drawings

PLC inputs/outputs

Electrical fault finding

Instrumentation

Control panels wiring

Panel building

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering

HNC/HND desirable

Tools

PLCs hardware

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

If you're an experienced Electrical Technician who enjoys being hands-on and wants to get involved in controls, instrumentation and some genuinely interesting manufacturing projects, this could be a great next move.

Northwood Tissue (Disley) Ltd