Electrical Technician - Teesside

DMW Recruitment; Thornaby-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Electrical Technician - Teesside is required for a bulk liquid storage provider. The role involves managing electrical maintenance tasks, conducting isolations with certificate issuance, and supporting plant operations to optimise performance.

The candidate should have 5+ years in petrochemical/chemical environments, COMPEX 01-04, and BS7671 18th Edition. On-call availability and heights safety are needed; HV awareness and PASMA/ asbestos awareness are desirable.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in petrochemical/chemical industry.
• COMPEX 01-04 certified.
• BS7671 (18th Edition) knowledge.
• Safety instrumented system awareness.
• Working at heights.
• HV awareness desirable.
• PASMA mobile tower erection desirable.
• Asbestos awareness desirable.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of maintenance tasks by E&I contractors.
• Perform electrical isolations and issue isolation certificates per policy.
• Prepare and review method statements and risk assessments.
• Maintain stock of critical electrical equipment.
• Provide electrical engineering support and fault finding.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Lockout/Tagout

On-Call support

Risk assessment

Education

BTEC/NVQ in Electrical Engineering or time served apprenticeship

Tools

COMPEX 01-04

BS7671 18th Edition

Job description

Electrical Technician - Teesside

My client is a bulk liquid storage provider operating terminals strategically placed across the UK. They currently require a mechanical technician to be based at their site multiple sites across Teesside on a permanent basis.

Role:

• Day to day management of ongoing maintenance tasks completed by E&I contractors.
• Perform electrical isolations and complete isolation certificates in accordance with isolation, lockout & tagout policy, procedures & guidance.
• Preparation and review of method statements and risk assessments to ensure compliance with safe system of work.
• Maintaining a stock of critical electrical equipment and assisting in the assessment process.
• Providing electrical engineering support and fault finding to ensure operational performance of plant is optimised.
• Part of On-Call rota providing emergency engineering support to plant.

Main Duties:

• Replacing / upgrading lighting fittings, motors & switches.
• Hazardous area equipment remedial work & inspections.
• Minor panel modifications.
• MCC inspections, IR testing & CP Joints.
• Earthing, lightning protection and bonding testing and inspections.
• RCD testing & electric heat tracing testing.
• LV fixed wiring DB inspection.
• Cause and Effect testing.
• Motor inspections/testing & rotation checks.
• Electric fire pump testing.
• Lighting inspections.
• Generators & UPS testing.

Requirements:

• 5+ Years experience working within a petrochemical / chemical industry.
• BTEC/NVQ or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or time served apprenticeship.
• COMPEX 01, 02, 03, 04 certified.
• BS7671 (18th Edition)
• Safety instrumented system awareness.
• Working at heights.
• HV awareness (desirable)
• IPAF 3A & 3B (desirable)
• PASMA mobile tower erection (desirable)
• Asbestos Awareness (desirable)

Salary:

£48,205 per annum.