EC&I Technician: Fault-Finding & Plant Maintenance

Astute People; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 46,800 - 57,200; Full time

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Benefits package

Training opportunities

Leading EfW company

Job summary

Astute People’s Power team is recruiting an Electrical Controls and Instrumentation Technician for its site in Milton Keynes, on behalf of a leading Energy from Waste company. The role offers a starting salary up to £52,000 with a bonus and requires an apprentice-trained EC&I Technician with strong controls and instrumentation knowledge on heavy industrial sites.

You will perform fault finding, planned and reactive maintenance, manage plant areas, and support CMMS documentation and spares

Qualifications

• Recognised Controls and Instrumentation Engineering apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent (C&I HNC desirable).
• Experience in fault finding and calibration of instrumentation (level, temperature, pressure, flow) and control systems including DCS, SCADA, and PLCs.
• Able to read EC&I drawings and work safely under permit-to-work systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform fault finding and rectification on electrical, control, and instrumentation equipment.
• Execute planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance tasks to the highest standards.
• Manage a delegated plant area, including planned outages and scheduled maintenance activities.
• Ensure all client specifications and requirements are consistently met and maintained.
• Assist in planned outages and shutdown activities, supporting the maintenance team's objectives.

Skills

Fault finding

Instrumentation calibration

EC&I drawings reading

Permit-to-work compliance

Education

C&I apprenticeship (NVQ3)

Tools

DCS/SCADA/PLCs

Job description

Astute People’s Power team is recruiting an Electrical Controls and Instrumentation Technician for its site in Milton Keynes, on behalf of a leading Energy from Waste company. The role offers a starting salary up to £52,000 with a bonus and requires an apprentice-trained EC&I Technician with strong controls and instrumentation knowledge on heavy industrial sites.

You will perform fault finding, planned and reactive maintenance, manage plant areas, and support CMMS documentation and spares