Electrical & Instrument Technician – Flexible Hours

DCS Recruitment; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

TOIL/banked hours

Job summary

DCS Recruitment is seeking an Electrical & Instrument Technician to join the maintenance team in Glasgow. The role combines electrical maintenance with instrumentation duties, with a typical split of around 75% electrical and 25% instrumentation.

The position offers a stable Monday‑Friday pattern with flexible start times and no on‑call requirement. The candidate will inspect, test, fault‑find and repair electrical plant, support instrument testing and participate in plant improvement

Qualifications

• Time‑served apprenticeship with a recognised electrical qualification.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations – essential.
• Hands‑on electrical maintenance in heavy industrial, process or manufacturing environments.
• Strong fault‑finding and maintenance experience.
• Some experience with industrial instrumentation and testing/diagnostics.
• Experience with motors, plant equipment and control systems.
• Experience working safely within Permit to Work systems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across electrical plant and equipment.
• Inspect, test and fault find electrical systems and components.
• Carry out electrical installation, testing and inspection work.
• Maintain electrical motors, lighting, fire systems and other critical plant equipment.
• Carry out routine testing and functional checks on instrumentation equipment.
• Support maintenance and testing of pressure and temperature transmitters, gauges and flow meters.
• Diagnose electrical and instrumentation faults and implement fixes.
• Install and commission new electrical and instrumentation equipment.

Skills

Fault finding

Electrical maintenance

Instrumentation awareness

Record keeping

Permit to Work compliance

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ / BTEC / ONC

Job description

DCS Recruitment is seeking an Electrical & Instrument Technician to join the maintenance team in Glasgow. The role combines electrical maintenance with instrumentation duties, with a typical split of around 75% electrical and 25% instrumentation.

The position offers a stable Monday‑Friday pattern with flexible start times and no on‑call requirement. The candidate will inspect, test, fault‑find and repair electrical plant, support instrument testing and participate in plant improvement