Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Technician (EC&I)

Discover Recruitment; Workington; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Discover Recruitment is seeking an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to support a busy engineering team in a high-hazard industrial manufacturing setting. The role focuses on preventive and reactive maintenance, ensuring safe, reliable operation of plant equipment with safety as a priority.

You will perform electrical, control and instrumentation maintenance, fault-finding on PLC/DCS systems, and contribute to continuous improvement within a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Electrical, Control & Instrumentation apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
• Experience within a regulated industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in hazardous areas (ATEX/DSEAR environments desirable).
• Strong fault-finding skills on PLC, DCS, control, and instrumentation systems.
• Familiarity with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical, control and instrumentation maintenance and installation activities safely and to a high standard.
• Perform fault-finding on electrical systems PLC/DCS control systems, and instrumentation.
• Conduct inspections, testing, preventative maintenance, and reliability-based maintenance activities.
• Support permit-to-work, isolation, risk assessment, and safe system of work processes.
• Assist with plant modifications, upgrades, and new equipment installations.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, reliability, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Support training and mentoring of colleagues where required.

Skills

Fault-finding on PLC/DCS systems

CMMS experience

Electrical/Instrumentation knowledge

Teamwork and communication

Education

Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 2 in a relevant discipline

COMPEX certification desirable

Tools

CMMS software

Job description

Electrical Maintenance Engineer

An Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Technician is required to support a busy engineering team within a high-hazard industrial manufacturing environment. The role focuses on preventative and reactive maintenance activities, ensuring safe, reliable and compliant operation of plant equipment. Safety is the highest priority.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical, control and instrumentation maintenance and installation activities safely and to a high standard.
• Perform fault-finding on electrical systems PLC/DCS control systems, and instrumentation.
• Conduct inspections, testing, preventative maintenance, and reliability-based maintenance activities.
• Support permit-to-work, isolation, risk assessment, and safe system of work processes.
• Assist with plant modifications, upgrades, and new equipment installations.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, reliability, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Support training and mentoring of colleagues where required.

Preferred Experience

• Electrical, Control & Instrumentation apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
• Experience within a regulated industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience working in hazardous areas (ATEX/DSEAR environments desirable).
• Strong fault-finding skills on PLC, DCS, control, and instrumentation systems.
• Familiarity with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
• COMPEX certification desirable (or willingness to obtain).

Key Competencies

• Willingness to learn
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Customer and operational focus.
• Ability to adapt, collaborate, and deliver results.