Control Electrical Manager - Lead CE Excellence in Pharma

Tatachemicalseurope; Northwich; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37 days holidays per year

Roll over of up to 5 days

Paid volunteer day

37.5 hours per week

Pension scheme up to 9%

Life insurance

Private Healthcare

Job summary

Tata Chemicals Europe is recruiting for a Control Electrical Manager to lead the CE team at Middlewich, overseeing electrical and control systems, governance, and safety to drive operational excellence.

Based at British Salt, Middlewich, the role requires a degree in electrical engineering with extensive maintenance expertise, leadership skills, and MHRA-aligned process standards. Excellent remuneration and benefits accompany this leadership position.

Qualifications

• Electrical engineering degree with significant experience in electrical engineering and maintenance management.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of statutory electrical standards.
• In-depth electrical expertise and experience.
• Proven experience of managing CE teams/projects.
• Nice to have: worked in a chemical manufacturing company.
• Knowledge of Works Management systems.
• Knowledge of Process Computing Technologies.
• Knowledge of drives, PLCs and electrical infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Fulfil the role of Control & Electrical Duty Holder for the Middlewich sites, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation, company standards, and engineering procedures.
• Maintain governance arrangements for electrical and control systems, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and appropriately managed.
• Liaise with other senior Control & Electrical Duty Holders across the business to promote consistency, share best practice, and develop and maintain CE standards, procedures, and engineering practices to support operational excellence.
• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure all Control & Electrical activities are carried out safely and in accordance with site procedures, permit‑to‑work systems, and isolation standards and provide technical expertise and leadership across all electrical, instrumentation, automation, and control systems.
• Coach and support the CE Supervisor and Senior Technicians, ensuring effective leadership, knowledge sharing, and visible engagement with frontline activities.
• Lead the daily management of Control & Electrical work activities through participation in Tier 3, planning, and scheduling meetings.
• Collaborate with the Planning Engineer to ensure all planned maintenance activities are appropriately scoped, prioritised, resourced, and prepared ahead of execution.
• Evolve the the CE Team to work efficiently and effectively in a manner that focusses on Quality of work, Accurate Data Recording and in line with rigorous SOP's and the ALCOA++ Principles in accordance with MHRA accreditation, extending this culture to the rest of the plant.
• Manage internal and external resources (Contractors) to ensure the effective delivery of maintenance and project activities, ensuring they work in accordance with site safety, quality, and technical standards.

Skills

Leadership

Statutory electrical standards

Electrical engineering expertise

CE team management

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Tools

Works Management systems

Process Computing Technologies

Drives & PLCs infrastructure

Job description

Tata Chemicals Europe is recruiting for a Control Electrical Manager to lead the CE team at Middlewich, overseeing electrical and control systems, governance, and safety to drive operational excellence.

Based at British Salt, Middlewich, the role requires a degree in electrical engineering with extensive maintenance expertise, leadership skills, and MHRA-aligned process standards. Excellent remuneration and benefits accompany this leadership position.