Electrical & Instrument Technician - Flexible Hours

DCS Recruitment; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

TOIL

Banked hours

Job summary

DCS Recruitment seeks a hands-on Electrical & Instrument Technician to join a maintenance team in Glasgow. The role is predominantly electrical (75%) with some instrumentation work, and you will perform preventative and reactive maintenance on electrical plant and instrumentation, including fault finding and testing.

The ideal candidate is time-served with 18th Edition, experienced in heavy industrial environments, and capable of utilizing plant control systems while maintaining accurate

Qualifications

• Time-served electrical apprenticeship with a recognised qualification such as City & Guilds/NVQ/BTEC/ONC.
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations - essential.
• Hands-on electrical maintenance experience in heavy industrial/process/manufacturing environments.
• Strong fault-finding and maintenance capabilities on electrical plant.
• Experience with instrumentation testing, inspection and basic diagnosis.
• Experience with motors, control systems and related instrumentation.
• Safe working within Permit to Work systems and with contractors.
• Good computer literacy and accurate technical record-keeping.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive electrical maintenance across plant and equipment.
• Inspect, test and fault-find electrical systems and components.
• Install, test and inspect electrical and instrumentation equipment.
• Maintain motors, lighting, fire systems and other critical plant equipment.
• Perform routine instrumentation testing and functional checks.
• Record maintenance activities and safety inspections accurately.
• Work within Permit to Work controls and coordinate contractor activity.
• Support plant improvement projects and reliability initiatives.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Instrumentation understanding

Record keeping

Education

Time-served apprenticeship

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Job description

DCS Recruitment seeks a hands-on Electrical & Instrument Technician to join a maintenance team in Glasgow. The role is predominantly electrical (75%) with some instrumentation work, and you will perform preventative and reactive maintenance on electrical plant and instrumentation, including fault finding and testing.

The ideal candidate is time-served with 18th Edition, experienced in heavy industrial environments, and capable of utilizing plant control systems while maintaining accurate