EC&I Engineer – Winsford

Wagstaff Recruitment; Winsford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Enhanced Pension

Overtime pay premium

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Wagstaff Recruitment recruits for a EC&I Engineer role in Winsford. You’ll maintain, fault-find and repair electrical, control and instrumentation systems across the site, working with motors, drives, PLC-based equipment and SCADA/HMI systems.

You’ll calibrate instrumentation, support commissioning, loop checks and reliability improvements, and document work through the CMMS while following LOTOTO procedures. A Level 3 apprenticeship/NVQ and 18th Edition are preferred.

Qualifications

• Level 3 apprenticeship/NVQ in Electrical, Instrumentation or Automation.
• 18th Edition plus experience with PLCs/SCADA.
• Strong industrial electrical fault-finding background.
• Instrumentation knowledge and confidence using calibration/test equipment.
• Mitsubishi PLC experience is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, fault‑find and repair electrical, control and instrumentation systems across the site.
• Work with motors, drives, control panels, PLC‑based equipment and SCADA/HMI systems.
• Calibrate, test and verify instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, level, weighers and analytical devices.
• Support commissioning activities, loop checks, PID tuning and reliability improvements.
• Record all work through the CMMS and operate safely under permits and LOTOTO procedures.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Instrumentation knowledge

Mitsubishi PLC experience

Calibration/test equipment

PLC/SCADA experience

Education

Level 3 apprenticeship/NVQ in Electrical, Instrumentation or Automation

Tools

SCADA systems

Mitsubishi PLCs

Job description

EC&I Engineer – Winsford

Competitive Salary + Premium OT | Mon-Fri | Healthcare | Pension | 25 Days Holiday + BH

Step into a key role within a specialist engineering team that keeps a major UK production facility operating at its best. This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys hands‑on problem‑solving, improving systems, and working with modern EC&I technology. If you like being the person who can walk up to a fault, figure it out, and make things run better than before, you’ll thrive here.

This is a place where your technical skill genuinely matters – and where your ideas won’t just be heard, they’ll be used.

The Role

• Maintain, fault‑find and repair electrical, control and instrumentation systems across the site

• Work with motors, drives, control panels, PLC‑based equipment and SCADA/HMI systems

• Calibrate, test and verify instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, level, weighers and analytical devices

• Support commissioning activities, loop checks, PID tuning and reliability improvements

• Record all work through the CMMS and operate safely under permits and LOTOTO procedures

What You’ll Need

• Level 3 apprenticeship/NVQ in Electrical, Instrumentation or Automation

• 18th Edition plus experience with PLCs/SCADA

• Strong industrial electrical fault‑finding background

• Instrumentation knowledge and confidence using calibration/test equipment

• Mitsubishi PLC experience is a strong advantage

Why Join?

You’ll be part of a well‑invested, stable business with a strong UK presence, excellent benefits and real long‑term prospects. If you’re looking for a secure role with variety, challenge and progression, hit apply and take the next step.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Job Tenure: 0
Salary: Healthcare, Enhanced Pension, Overtime
Location: Winsford, Cheshire