Electrical Technician

Technical Partners; Thornaby-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-call pay

Healthcare benefits

Life Assurance

Job summary

Technical Partners is seeking an experienced Electrical Technician to join our client's maintenance team at an on-site industrial facility in the North East. The role covers planned and reactive electrical maintenance across two terminals, fault finding, repairs and supporting operations, projects and safety initiatives.

You will inspect MCCs, motors, lighting, hazardous-area equipment, perform isolations, and supervise electrical contractors while maintaining accurate records and contributing

Qualifications

• Qualified electrical maintenance professional with site-based experience.
• Experience in planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and repairs.
• Compliant with safety and site procedures, including isolation/Lockout procedures.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, reactive and corrective electrical maintenance.
• Inspect and test MCCs, motors, lighting, RCDs, earthing and bonding, heat tracing and LV distribution systems.
• Inspect and maintain hazardous-area electrical equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults, including MCC, motor and earth faults.
• Complete electrical modifications, installations and remedial works.
• Carry out isolations and Lockout/Tagout in line with site procedures.
• Supervise and support electrical contractors, ensuring safe working practices and site compliance.
• Assist with projects, procedures, permits and risk assessments.
• Maintain accurate maintenance and inspection records.
• Participate in emergency response and the site on-call rota.
• Support continuous improvement and site safety initiatives.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Safety awareness

Team collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

BTEC/NVQ or time-served apprenticeship

Tools

COMPEX 01-04

BS 7671 awareness

High Voltage awareness

Job description

Job Title: Electrical Technician

Location: Middlesborough, North East

Salary: £48,000 + on call payment (on call 1 day a week)

Permanent Full time

Terminal Based

Sector: Oil & Gas, Chemical, COMAH

Technical Partners are looking for an experienced Electrical Technician to join our clients Maintenance team. This is an important site-based role responsible for delivering safe, reliable and efficient electrical maintenance across 2 North East terminals.

You will be responsible for planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding and repair, while providing technical support to operations, maintenance and project teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, reactive and corrective electrical maintenance.
• Inspect and test MCCs, motors, lighting, RCDs, earthing and bonding, heat tracing and LV distribution systems.
• Inspect and maintain hazardous-area electrical equipment.
• Diagnose and repair electrical faults, including MCC, motor and earth faults.
• Complete electrical modifications, installations and remedial works.
• Carry out isolations and Lockout/Tagout in line with site procedures.
• Supervise and support electrical contractors, ensuring safe working practices and site compliance.
• Assist with projects, procedures, permits and risk assessments.
• Maintain accurate maintenance and inspection records.
• Participate in emergency response and the site on-call rota.
• Support continuous improvement and site safety initiatives.

About You

You will be an experienced electrical technician with a strong background in an industrial environment and a commitment to working safely and to a high standard.

Essential requirements:

• BTEC/NVQ or equivalent Electrical Engineering qualification, or time-served apprenticeship.
• COMPEX 01, 02, 03 & 04.
• BS th Edition.
• 5 years' E&I experience within the petrochemical or chemical industry.
• Safety Instrumented Systems awareness.
• IPAF 3A & 3B.
• PASMA.
• Asbestos Awareness.
• Working at Height.
• High Voltage awareness.

Benefits:

• Salary £48,000 basic + on call payment (on call 1 day a week)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, rising to 30 days with service
• Employer contribution 9%, Employee contribution minimum of 5%
• Annual Performance Bonus
• BUPA Healthcare
• Westfield Health Cashback
• Discount voucher scheme
• Life Assurance, 4 times basic salary
• Health Insurance

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who is safety-focused, technically competent and reliable, with strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills. You should be comfortable working independently, as part of a team and alongside contractors.

If you are an experienced Electrical Technician looking for an opportunity to work in a challenging industrial environment and play an important role in maintaining plant reliability and safety, we would like to hear from you.