Electrical, Control & Instrument Technician

enfinium Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy-from-waste company in Cardiff is seeking a Maintenance Technician to maintain EC&I systems and ensure the plant operates safely and efficiently. You'll coordinate maintenance activities and ensure compliance with health and safety policies. Ideal candidates will have engineering qualifications and experience in the power generation industry. Attractive employee benefits include private medical care, life assurance, and a company pension plan.

Benefits

Private Medical care

Private Dental Care

Life Assurance

Company pension with 6% contribution

Highstreet discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Employee Assistance programme

Uniform provided

Continuous learning and development

Qualifications

• Experience in EC&I engineering in the power generation industry.
• Background as a Maintenance Technician or Service Engineer.
• Ability to contribute to team spirit and enhance plant morale.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and plan daily maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety & environmental management policies.
• Assist in the development of a major plant failure strategy.

Skills

Excellent technical knowledge of EC&I/engineering issues

Ability to work independently

Methodical problem-solving skills

Strong communication and organisational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

ONC / HNC qualified in engineering and/or EC&I

Health and safety qualification (e.g., NEBOSH or IOSH)

Job description

About The Role

The jobholder will be working as part of a maintenance team to carry out both ad‑hoc and planned pre‑emptive and reactive maintenance on all Electrical, Control & Instrumental aspects of the plant in a safe and compliant effective way to ensure continuous dependability and performance of the plant.

What is the role?

The jobholder will be responsible for maintaining the plant’s EC&I systems, ensuring the plant operates safely, efficiently and reliably.

What you will be doing?

Please see below a brief overview of the role and the responsibilities.

• Co‑ordinating and planning daily maintenance activities.
• Assisting in outage planning, scheduling & co‑ordination.
• Involvement in any investigations into safety and technical aspects of the EC&I equipment within the plant.
• Implementing improvements to ensure the ongoing integrity and performance of the plant.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety & environmental management policies.
• Carrying out and/or supervising contractors carrying out maintenance tasks.
• Preparation of work control packs using a maintenance management system, issuing said work packs and reporting on close out of the work.
• Involvement in the continuous review of EC&I spares to ensure the high availability and reliability of the plant.
• Assisting in the development of a major plant failure strategy.

Desirable qualifications

• ONC / HNC qualified in an engineering and/or EC&I qualification.
• Experience of EC&I engineering in the power generation industry or other related sector.
• Ideally, a background as a Maintenance Technician or Service Engineer undertaking EC&I repairs on plant equipment.
• Health and safety qualification, such as NEBOSH or IOSH, would be advantageous.

Competencies

• Excellent technical knowledge of EC&I/engineering issues.
• Ability to work on your own and take initiative where required.
• Able to think through technical problems in a methodical manner.
• Enthusiastic and competent problem solver.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Able to cope with numerous issues simultaneously and capable of prioritising tasks accordingly.
• Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Fosters an environment of teamwork and co‑operation.
• Contributes to a positive team spirit and enhances plant morale.
• Accepts both positive and negative constructive feedback from others and makes adjustments to performance based on such feedback.
• Demonstrates respect and sensitivity for cultural/work style and learning style differences.
• Treats people with respect.
• Works ethically and with integrity at all times.

About Us

Who are enfinium?

enfinium is one of the largest energy‑from‑waste businesses in the UK and an industry leader in the conversion of non‑recyclable residential and business waste into heat and partially renewable power. enfinium currently has a platform of six (two in construction) strategically located facilities across the UK. Today, enfinium has an annual waste processing capacity of over 2.3 million tonnes, and a total combined electric generating capacity of 265MW (gross) – enough energy to power more than 500,000 UK homes. enfinium is owned by infrastructure investment funds managed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners.

At enfinium we’re guided by five beliefs, we use these to make sure we’re not only doing a great job, but we’re doing it in the right and safe way.

One Team - Pride Matters - Safety on Purpose - Make a positive impact - Take Ownership

As a Company, we really value our employees and as such, offer a generous employee benefits package which includes the following.

• Private Medical care
• Private Dental Care
• Life Assurance
• Company pension with a 6% company contribution
• Highstreet discounts
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance programme
• Uniform provided
• Continuous learning and development through our e‑learning portal and access to role‑based qualifications