EC&I Technician

Thalia Waste Management; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident Employer

Flexible working

Job summary

Thalia Waste Management is seeking an Instrumentation Technician for our Milton Keynes Energy from Waste site. You will maintain and calibrate field instrumentation, fault-find, and support plant performance across the facility.

You will work with PCS7/SCADA control systems, perform PPMs, document activities in the CMMS, and contribute to safety and reliability improvements on shift. This hands-on role requires strong diagnostic skills and a proactive safety mindset.

Qualifications

• Recognised Instrumentation or EC&I Apprenticeship or equivalent
• ONC/HNC in Instrumentation, Electrical or Electronic Engineering
• SIS/Functional Safety qualification desirable
• Hands-on experience with instrumentation in process environments

Responsibilities

• Maintain, calibrate and fault find on site instrumentation systems across the facility
• Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM), inspections and compliance checks on instrumentation assets
• Support plant operations by diagnosing and resolving instrumentation faults
• Maintain and troubleshoot field devices including pressure, temperature, flow, level and analytical instrumentation
• Support and maintain control systems including Siemens PCS7 and SCADA interfaces
• Assist with proof testing and maintenance of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
• Conduct loop checks, functional testing and commissioning activities during outages and plant improvements
• Support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations relating to instrumentation or process control failures
• Complete maintenance records and reporting within the CMMS system
• Identify instrumentation reliability improvements and support continuous improvement activities
• Work closely with the wider EC&I and operations teams to support plant availability and performance
• Contribute to a positive site safety culture through safe working practices, reporting and investigations

Skills

Instrumentation systems

Calibration & fault finding

PLC/SCADA/DCS

Industrial communications

P&IDs & drawings

Health & Safety (HSE)

Technical documentation

Education

Apprenticeship in Instrumentation/EC&I

ONC/HNC in Instrumentation/Electrical/Electronic Engineering

SIS/Functional Safety qualification desirable

Experience-based qualification in process industry

Tools

Siemens PCS7

SCADA systems

CMMS

Job description

At Thalia Waste Management, our Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park is a technically complex Energy from Waste facility, combining Mechanical Treatment (MT), Anaerobic Digestion (AD), and Advanced Thermal Treatment technologies.

We are looking for an Instrumentation Technician to join our EC&I team, supporting the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the plant through the maintenance, calibration and fault finding of critical instrumentation systems across the site.

This is a hands-on instrumentation-focused role where you will take ownership of field instrumentation and control assets, ensuring equipment remains compliant, accurate and fully operational to support plant performance.

Role Responsibilities

• Maintain, calibrate and fault find on site instrumentation systems across the facility
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), inspections and compliance checks on instrumentation assets
• Support plant operations by diagnosing and resolving instrumentation and control related faults
• Maintain and troubleshoot field devices including pressure, temperature, flow, level and analytical instrumentation
• Support and maintain control systems including Siemens PCS7 and SCADA interfaces
• Assist with proof testing and maintenance of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
• Conduct loop checks, functional testing and commissioning activities during outages and plant improvements
• Support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations relating to instrumentation or process control failures
• Complete maintenance records and reporting within the CMMS system
• Identify instrumentation reliability improvements and support continuous improvement activities
• Work closely with the wider EC&I and operations teams to support plant availability and performance
• Contribute to a positive site safety culture through safe working practices, reporting and investigations

Shifts

Monday to Friday

Rotating Shifts

• 06:00 - 14:00
• 08:00 - 16:00
• 12:00 - 22:00

Participation in an on-call rota

Skills And Experience

• Strong experience working with instrumentation systems within industrial or process environments
• Experience calibrating and fault finding on process instrumentation including flow, pressure, temperature and level devices
• Knowledge of process control systems, PLCs, SCADA or DCS systems
• Understanding of industrial communication systems and control loops
• Experience interpreting technical drawings, P&IDs and loop diagrams
• Strong fault finding and diagnostic skills
• Good understanding of Health & Safety within process or manufacturing environments
• Comfortable producing technical documentation and maintenance records

Qualifications

• Recognised Instrumentation or EC&I Apprenticeship
• ONC/HNC in Instrumentation, Electrical or Electronic Engineering (or equivalent)
• SIS / Functional Safety qualification desirable

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 Confident Employer, 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.