Electrical, Controls And Instrumentation Technician

Astute People; Painter's Forstal; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Technician for a large Energy from Waste plant in Kent. The successful candidate will manage reactive and preventative maintenance, ensuring operational efficiency of critical electrical systems. With a competitive salary plus benefits, this role offers an exciting opportunity to work in the power generation industry.

Benefits

Overtime opportunities

Bonus opportunity

Pension

Opportunity to work on a large Energy from Waste power station

Further benefits available

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of hands-on maintenance experience.
• Experience in heavy engineering environment such as power generation or petrochemical.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-planned and reactive maintenance duties.
• Conduct fault finding and maintain electrical systems.
• Supervise 3rd party contractors.

Skills

Hands-on maintenance experience

Knowledge of motors and switchgear

Instrumentation expertise

Control systems knowledge (SCADA, DCS, PLC)

Education

Recognised Electrical / C&I apprenticeship

NVQ / ONC / HNC in Electrical, Control or Instrumentation engineering

Job description

Astute's power team are looking for an Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Technician to a large Energy from Waste plant located in Kent, South East England. This plant can produce up to 45MW of Power by up to 550,000 tonnes of waste per year, usually destined for landfill.

As an Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Technician you'll be responsible for all reactive & preventative maintenance across a variety of critical equipment including DCS/SCADA Systems, PLC's, drives, motors, switchgear etc.

This is a permanent position which is offering a competitive starting salary, plus bonus, overtime, call out payments & benefits package.

Responsibilities and duties of the Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Technician role:

Reporting to the Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Maintenance Team Leader, you will be responsible for:

• Pre-planned and reactive maintenance duties on all electrical, controls and instrumentation assets across the power station
• Fault finding/maintaining electrical systems; motors, drives, single phase & three phase equipment, switchgear, high/low voltage plant etc and instrumentation (pressure, temperature, level & flow) and control systems
• Calibrating instrumentation
• Conducting continuous improvement activities, plant modifications and design work
• Supervising 3rd party contractors
• Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices
• Assisting in plant developments and projects
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records on the site CMMS
• Assist in outage planning, scheduling and coordination.
• To ensure the availability of plant spares

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Ideally qualified in a recognised Electrical / C&I apprenticeship in a heavy process industry
• A relevant technical qualification such as an NVQ / ONC / HNC in Electrical, Control or Instrumentation engineering or a similar discipline

Personal skills

The Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Technician role would suit someone who has:

• At least 4 years of hands-on maintenance experience with motors, switchgear, instrumentation (flow, level, pressure, temperate etc) and control systems (SCADA, DCS and PLC)
• Practical knowledge of process plant and equipment gained in a heavy engineering environment such as power generation, petrochemical, steel works, CHP plant, paper mill etc. Royal Navy Marine Engineers will also be considered.
• Experience with High-Voltage equipment such as transformers / switchgear will be advantageous.

Salary and benefits of the Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Technician role

• Excellent salary available
• Overtime opportunities
• Bonus opportunity
• Pension
• Opportunity to work on a large Energy from Waste power station
• Further benefits available
• INDPOW

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.