Electrical and Instrumentation Technician-United Utilities.

Reed; Workington; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

United Utilities in Workington (Cumbria) seeks an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to maintain and repair water asset systems, ensuring high availability while meeting budget and quality targets.

You will perform planned and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, and contribute to safety compliance. A time-served apprenticeship or equivalent with an HNC/ONC is required, plus a driving licence and the ability to work in a team or alone.

Qualifications

• Time served apprenticeship or equivalent, supported with academic qualifications ideally to HNC or minimum ONC equivalent in a relevant technical area.
• Ensure that throughout your career that the required skills competence and recency in all relevant subject matter are maintained.
• A valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide an efficient Electrical & Instrumentation maintenance and repair service.
• Analyse faults and ensure correct operation of Electrical, Instrumentation and systems-based equipment.
• Perform planned and proactive maintenance to maximise asset availability.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations and internal company policies.
• Identify and maintain critical spares to ensure availability.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Technical knowledge

Communication

Diagnostic skills

Planning

Computer literacy

Education

Time served apprenticeship

HNC or ONC in a relevant technical area

Job description

Company: United Utilities

Role: Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Location: Workington WWTW, Siddick road, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4NW, United Kingdom

Length of Contract: 6-month rolling

Salary: £40.115 (based on a 37-hour week Monday to Friday).

Overtime paid out at 1.5 for any hours over 37 and OR Saturdays

Pay is weekly

Duties:

To provide an efficient Electrical & Instrumentation maintenance and repair service, thus ensuring the optimal availability of water assets, whilst at the same time keeping within budget and quality parameters.

To implement an efficient Electrical and Instrumentation (E/I) maintenance and installation service in order to achieve the quality, performance and safety standards of the Company.

To analyse faults, rectify and ensure correct operation of Electrical, Instrumentation and systems-based equipment, thereby optimising the availability of water assets

To perform planned and proactive maintenance activities to ensure asset availability and efficient operation.

To ensure compliance with all Health and Safety regulations and internal company policies

Ensure any identified critical or strategic spares are identified, maintained and available to use.

Qualifications:

A time served apprenticeship or equivalent, supported with academic qualifications ideally to HNC or minimum ONC equivalent in a relevant technical area.

Ensure that throughout your career that the required skills competence and recency in all relevant subject matter are maintained.

A valid driving licence. Skills:

Ability to work in a team but also alone, be resilient, self-motivated with strong problem-solving skills and possess the required technical competence

.Able and willing to diversify into specialised areas of maintenance, as required, such as but not limited to chlorine gas systems and high voltage installations

Diagnostic, organisational, planning, communication and computer skills.