Hands-On Controls & Instrumentation Technician

Kpi-Recruiting-Ltd; Stockport; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Life assurance

Free on-site parking

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts (retail, travel, cinema, gym

Wellness support including GP services

Salary sacrifice schemes

Employee referral bonuses

Early access to pay

Job summary

Northwood Tissue (Disley) Ltd in the Stockport area is seeking a hands-on Controls & Instrumentation Electrical Technician to join a busy manufacturing site. You will be involved in installing, wiring and commissioning electrical and instrumentation systems, reading drawings, and supporting the engineering team on automation projects.

The role requires NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering (essential) with hands-on experience in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering is essential.
• Hands-on experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Confident reading electrical drawings.
• Experience with panel building and wiring.
• Strong electrical fault-finding skills.
• Understanding of PLC inputs/outputs.
• Comfortable installing equipment and running cables.

Responsibilities

• Build and wire electrical/control panels.
• Read and work from electrical drawings.
• Fault finding and problem solving.
• Work with PLCs and understand I/O.
• Install equipment and instrumentation.
• Run cables in permitted/controlled areas.
• Wiring and installing interlocks where required.
• Support Shift Technicians when needed.
• Assist in equipment specification and installations.

Skills

Hands-on

Reading electrical drawings

PLC inputs/outputs

Electrical fault finding

Instrumentation

Control panels wiring

Panel building

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering

HNC/HND desirable

Tools

PLCs hardware

Job description

Northwood Tissue (Disley) Ltd in the Stockport area is seeking a hands-on Controls & Instrumentation Electrical Technician to join a busy manufacturing site. You will be involved in installing, wiring and commissioning electrical and instrumentation systems, reading drawings, and supporting the engineering team on automation projects.

The role requires NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering (essential) with hands-on experience in a manufacturing setting.