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EC&I Technician

Thalia

Milton Keynes

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 45,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

A leading company in waste management is seeking an EC&I Technician to join their team. The role involves maintaining electrical, control, and instrumentation systems at Allerton Waste Recovery Park, while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Ideal candidates should possess high attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills, along with relevant electrical qualifications.

Qualifications

  • Must have a relevant Electrical Engineering qualification.
  • Experience working with DCS, SCADA, and PLCs is desirable.
  • Able to read and work from EC&I drawings.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for fault finding on electrical control systems.
  • Conduct both planned and reactive maintenance.
  • Complete maintenance reporting within the Computerised Maintenance Management System.

Skills

Attention to detail
Problem-solving
Communication
Interpersonal skills

Education

Recognised Electrical Engineering apprenticeship to NVQ or equivalent level 3
Electrical HNC

Job description

Allerton Waste Recovery Park, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Friday 16 May 2025 at 00:00 | Expires Sunday 1 June 2025 at 23:59

Main Purpose

The EC&I Technician will support the Lead EC&I Engineer in maintaining all electrical, control and instrumentation systems across the site. Carry out both planned and reactive electrical, control and instrumentation maintenance activities adhering to the plant safe systems of work. Assist in delivering the Maintenance Teams KPI's.

Working Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm

Location: Allerton Waste Recovery Park, HG5 0SD

Responsibilities

  • Fault finding and rectifying problems on electrical, control and instrumentation equipment.
  • Be responsible for PPM and Reactive maintenance work, ensuring the highest standards are set and maintained.
  • Manage delegated plant area of the Site inclusive of planned outage work and PPMs.
  • Ensure all client requirements are met and satisfied.
  • Assist with and actively participate in planned outages.
  • Communicate problems and concerns promptly through line management ensuring quick resolution.
  • Complete accurate maintenance reporting within the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
  • Assist the Lead EC&I Engineer with critical spares ordering.
  • Participate in team briefings and toolbox talks.
  • Work safely and efficiently to the site safety rules, under a safe system of work.
  • Ensure compliance with appropriate Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Develop and implement engineering procedures, instructions, method statements, risk assessments and guidance documents.

Person Requirements

Qualifications

  • Recognised Electrical Engineering apprenticeship to NVQ or equivalent level 3
  • Electrical HNC – Desirable

Skills

  • Outstanding attention to detail
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Good communication
  • Good interpersonal skills

Experience

  • Calibration of instrumentation (Level, Temperature, Pressure, Flow etc.)
  • Fault finding and rectifying problems on DCS, SCADA and PLC’s.
  • Control panels and wiring standards.
  • Motors / Switchgear cubicles.
  • Variable speed drives (VSD’s).
  • Circuit breakers / Electrical transformers.
  • Awareness of High Voltage equipment
  • Ability to read and work from EC&I drawings / documents.
  • Experience / knowledge of safe systems of work including permit to work, method statements and risk assessments.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced environment, often under pressure and working to tight timescales.

Our Business
At Thalia Waste Management, we are creating a future to be proud of. We think differently, questioning everything, enabling us to develop progressive waste into energy solutions and services. Being motivated, tackling problems together, inspiring others to take responsibility, making a difference, being ambitious and contributing value.
We operate the best technology available across our four strategic sites in North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Wight. Our technology includes everything from mechanical and biological treatment, traditional mass-burn energy from waste and material recycling technologies to in-vessel composting, advanced thermal treatment, innovative small-scale energy from waste and anaerobic digestion. In a single year we process 300,000 tonnes of waste that is turned into energy. This generates the same amount of energy as approximately 600 million solar panels. Similarly we recycle circa 95,000 tonnes of waste.

Inclusion
At Thalia Waste Management, we work hard to make sure we are an inclusive and diverse place to work.This means we don’t just look at your CV, we’re focused on who you are, your skills and passion that can be brought to Thalia Waste Management. We know and understand the everyone is different and has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working and any adjustments that could be needed! We’ll do all that we can to support everyone from their first contact with us. For any support or adjustments needed through our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As a Disability ConfidentEmployer, we will make sure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Allerton Waste Recovery Park, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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