Electrical & Instrumentation Technician - Flexible Hours

pertemps-edinburgh-contracts; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps is recruiting for an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to join a maintenance team based in Glasgow. This is a permanent role for an experienced electrical and instrumentation professional within a maintenance environment.

The successful candidate will support day-to-day electrical and instrumentation maintenance, operate safely, and contribute to plant reliability across the site.

Qualifications

• A time-served apprenticeship with City & Guilds/NVQ/BTEC or ONC in Electrical (preferably with instrumentation).
• Electrical Installations EAL qualification – BS7671:2018 (2022).
• COMPEX qualification in Hazardous Area Installations (desirable).
• At least 2 years’ maintenance experience within a chemically related process plant.

Responsibilities

• Inspecting, troubleshooting, diagnosing and repairing electrical and instrumentation faults and defects.
• Carrying out routine maintenance and testing of instrumentation equipment, including gauges, meters and control valves.
• Completing electrical installation, testing and inspections with a focus on safety, reliability and operational continuity.
• Maintaining motors, lighting, fire systems and other critical electrical plant equipment.
• Overseeing electrical contractual work.
• Installing equipment including wiring, mounting, programming and testing.
• Maintaining records and documentation for electrical and instrumentation equipment.

Skills

Fault finding

Problem solving

Maintenance experience

Electrical knowledge

Instrumentation

Team collaboration

Education

City & Guilds apprenticeship

NVQ

BTEC/ONC in Electrical

EAL qualification – BS7671:2018

Tools

COMPEX qualification in Hazardous Area Installations

Job description

Pertemps is recruiting for an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to join a maintenance team based in Glasgow. This is a permanent role for an experienced electrical and instrumentation professional within a maintenance environment.

The successful candidate will support day-to-day electrical and instrumentation maintenance, operate safely, and contribute to plant reliability across the site.