E&I Technician: COMAH Plant, Safety‑Driven, Ongoing Training

Adepto Technical Recruitment Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme & Healthcare

Overtime opportunities

Ongoing training & development

Long-term career stability

Job summary

Adepto Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Electrical & Instrumentation Technician for an industrial site in East Sussex. The role covers reactive and planned maintenance across electrical and instrumentation systems in a COMAH environment.

You will need solid hands-on experience, strong fault-finding skills, and the ability to work safely within a regulated setting. The position offers long-term stability, ongoing training, and development opportunities within a high-hazard

Qualifications

• Strong experience in electrical and instrumentation maintenance within an industrial environment.
• Knowledge of COMAH regulations and associated safety standards.
• Experience with PLCs, control systems, or instrumentation software is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance, calibration, testing, and repair of electrical and instrumentation equipment.
• Diagnose faults and ensure timely resolution to maintain plant performance and availability.
• Complete all work in line with legal requirements and company health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Use CMMS systems to manage and record maintenance activities.
• Install, inspect, and maintain plant equipment to a high standard and within required timescales.
• Identify and report defects, alarms, and unsafe conditions, ensuring appropriate isolation where required.
• Follow permit-to-work and change management procedures (MOC).
• Support shutdown planning and maintenance activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance plant performance and reliability.
• Provide guidance or basic training to colleagues where required.
• Support the wider engineering team with additional tasks in line with competency (e.g. basic mechanical work)

Skills

Electrical & instrumentation

PLC & control systems

Fault finding

Safety awareness

Education

CompEx certification

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Adepto Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Electrical & Instrumentation Technician for an industrial site in East Sussex. The role covers reactive and planned maintenance across electrical and instrumentation systems in a COMAH environment.

You will need solid hands-on experience, strong fault-finding skills, and the ability to work safely within a regulated setting. The position offers long-term stability, ongoing training, and development opportunities within a high-hazard