EC&I Maintenance Technician

Adepto Technical Recruitment Ltd; Rye Harbour; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Healthcare

Overtime opportunities

Ongoing training and development

Job summary

Adepto Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Electrical Control & Instrumentation Technician to join an established industrial operation in East Sussex within a COMAH environment. You will perform maintenance, calibration, testing and repair of electrical and instrumentation systems to ensure safe, reliable plant operation.

Working with a proactive safety culture, you will diagnose faults, record activities in CMMS, and adhere to permit-to-work and MOC processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance of electrical and instrumentation equipment in a COMAH or high-hazard environment.
• Proven fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong emphasis on safety and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Good communication and reporting skills.

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 health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Use CMMS systems to manage and record maintenance activities.
• Install, inspect, and maintain plant equipment to high standards and within timescales.
• Identify and report defects, alarms, and unsafe conditions; isolate when 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.

Skills

Fault-finding

Safety-first mindset

Independent worker

Teamwork

Regulated industrial environment

Communication skills

CMMS

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Electrical Control & Instrumentation Technician – East Sussex + Benefits – COMAH Industrial Environment

Our client is looking to recruit an experienced Electrical Control & Instrumentation Technician to join a well-established industrial operation. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a highly regulated COMAH environment, offering long-term stability, strong safety culture, and ongoing training and development.

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

Requirements

As an EC&I Technician, you will be responsible for carrying out both reactive and planned maintenance across a wide range of electrical and instrumentation systems to ensure safe and efficient plant operation. Experience within a COMAH environment is advantageous, however candidates from other high-hazard industries such as oil & gas, power generation, pharmaceuticals, or manufacturing will also be considered.

What you’ll bring

• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• A proactive and safety-first approach
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience working in a regulated industrial environment
• Good communication and reporting skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme | Healthcare | Overtime opportunities
• Ongoing training and development
• Long-term career stability within a high-performing engineering environment