E C & I Technician

Ambitek Limited; Chirnside; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is looking for an EC&I Technician to join their Maintenance Team in Chirnside, Scotland. The role involves developing and maintaining equipment for engineering systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and optimising plant performance. The ideal candidate will have a recognised apprenticeship, 5+ years of experience, and technical support skills. Salary ranges from £50,000 to £65,000, with working hours of 8am-4pm.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience in developing and maintaining control systems specific to paper mill operations.
• Disciplined adherence to safe systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain engineering systems across the plant.
• Audit and ensure accurate maintenance history using CMMS.
• Participate in OPEX and CAPEX budget activities.

Skills

Technical support for instrumentation and control systems

Compliance with health and safety regulations

Experience with SCADA

Education

Recognised apprenticeship

Job description

Overview

Here at Ambitek we have a wealth of experience in helping people find the right role within Manufacturing, Engineering, Distribution and Construction. We try to deal with clients that can offer our candidates a great place to work and a chance of an exciting career.

Our client is a global engineering firm with sites across the UK and worldwide. They are a specialist firm within the materials processing industry.

Role

Working within our Maintenance Team you will ensure maintenance work is executed efficiently and on time to drive plant reliability supporting operational efficiency. As an EC&I Technician, you will be responsible for developing, installing, managing, and maintaining equipment used to drive, monitor and control engineering systems across the plant. You will play a crucial role in optimising the performance of our plant assets safely whilst staying up to date with the latest industry standards and best practices.

Pay, Shifts & Perks

8am-4pm with half an hour unpaid lunch break daily. Salary is between £50,000 and £65,000.

What is required from you?

• Providing technical support, including the installation and fault diagnosis of instrumentation and control equipment, and systems specific to paper mill operations;
• Carrying out planned proactive tasks in accordance with shutdown plans;
• Carrying out reactive tasks as required by the needs of the business;
• Disciplined adherence to all safe systems and processes;
• Developing new control systems tailored to paper mill operations, as well as test, maintain and modify existing systems to ensure safety and efficiency;
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, quality standards, and environmental guidelines across all C&I and asset management activities;
• Ensuring compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989;
• Participating in the development and execution of OPEX and CAPEX budgeted activities and projects related to paper mill electrical, control and instrumentation and asset management;
• Developing and executing asset maintenance and replacement plans to optimise asset performance, minimise downtime, and reduce overall maintenance costs;
• Reviewing and implementing planned maintenance programmes to meet statutory, OEM, and industry-specific requirements for paper mills;
• Audit the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS-MaintainX) to ensure maintenance history is accurate and up to date, focusing on paper mill-specific equipment and processes;
• Other duties specified by the Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Supervisor and Engineering Manager to support operational requirements;
• A recognised apprenticeship with at least 5 years experience in a similar role;
• Experience of SCADA.

About Ambitek and candidate expectations

Ambitek is a traditional value recruiter who look for the following from all candidates who wish to apply for a permanent or temporary role:

• 2 Work references
• A solid work history in the relevant role you have applied for
• Excellent time keeping and attendance

If you have been unsuccessful with this vacancy we will always keep your details on file to try and find a role that may suit more and will be in touch as soon as the right role comes up. Please make sure your CV is up to date so we can find the right roles for you; if a CV is out of date it makes it harder to find the right role.