Controls & Instrumentation Technician

Securitas UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Securitas UK is seeking a proactive Controls & Instrumentation Technician for our Disley papermaking facility. The role focuses on installing, calibrating, and maintaining instrumentation on site to ensure product consistency and asset reliability.

Day-to-day duties include developing Run 2 Standards, managing maintenance work orders, and collaborating with the spares team to keep downtime to a minimum. The ideal candidate has PLC/SCADA experience and strong fault-finding skills.

Qualifications

• Electrical qualification required.
• Experience with PLC IO and fault finding, and SCADA/DCS use.
• Knowledge of ISO management systems.
• Experience reading technical drawings.
• Experience delivering projects to challenging time scales.
• Experience with electrical and pneumatic panel wiring.
• Experience maintaining complex automated manufacturing equipment.
• Strong problem solving and fault finding skills.

Responsibilities

• Developing the Run 2 Standards (R2S) system to support the development of the electrical team, and ensure process variables are controlled.
• Managing work orders, maintenance requests, and our CMMS system, ensuring timely completion.
• Collaborating with the spares department to ensure maintenance activities are performed efficiently and cost-effectively.
• Carrying out monthly failure analysis for instrumentation issues.
• Ensuring electrical expenditure returns good value.
• Ensuring planning and scheduling of maintenance activities are carried out effectively to maximise plant efficiency.
• Regularly identify and research innovative solutions to underpin optimal operation of production equipment, and improved efficiency.

Job description

Job Description

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Primarily, this role will provide Disley facility with technical expertise and support, developing the organisation, equipment, technology, and site standards to maintain product consistency, equipment reliability, and maximise asset capability.

You will also be responsible for installation, calibration, and maintenance of instrumentation onsite, and be involved in project delivery!

As a Controls & Instrumentation Technician here at Northwood, here's what your day to day will look like:

• Developing the Run 2 Standards (R2S) system to support the development of the electrical team, and ensure process variables are controlled.

• Managing work orders, maintenance requests, and our CMMS system, ensuring timely completion.

• Collaborating with the spares department to ensure maintenance activities are performed efficiently and cost-effectively.

• Carrying out monthly failure analysis for instrumentation issues.

• Ensuring electrical expenditure returns good value.

• Ensuring planning and scheduling of maintenance activities are carried out effectively to maximise plant efficiency.

• Regularly identify and research innovative solutions to underpin optimal operation of production equipment, and improved efficiency.

Attributes we require:

• Electrical qualification.

• Problem solving/fault finding.

• Safety and Environmental knowledge.

• ISO management systems experience.

• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies.

• Broad experience in PLC IO and fault finding, as well as of SCADA/DCS use.

• Broad experience of all types of instrumentation.

• Experience of delivering a wide range of projects to challenging time scales.

• Experience of reading technical drawings.

• Experience of electrical and pneumatic panel wiring.

Ideal attributes (but not essential):

• HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering

• 5 years’ experience in maintaining complex automated manufacturing equipment

We are recruiting a Controls & Instrumentation Technician at our Disley papermaking facility! Join a forward-thinking organisation dedicated to Continuous Improvement, problem solving, development, and compliance.

As C&I Technician, you will join the Day Shift (Monday to Friday with 1 in 5 week callouts), also covering shifts to support Technicians as required.

Your working times will normally be 07:00 to 16:00, but you can wrap up an hour early on Fridays and finish at 15:00!