Instrument/ Electrical Technician

Guidant Global; Clitheroe; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Instrument/Electrical Technician in Clitheroe for a 12-month contract. The role involves diagnosing and resolving instrumentation faults in a chemical environment. Candidates should have an NVQ Level 3 and experience in process plants, ideally in the chemical or oil and gas industries. Competitive pay rate of £24 per hour will be offered.

Qualifications

• Completed a recognised Instrumentation/Electrical maintenance apprenticeship.
• High level of general health and safety awareness appropriate to a chemical environment.
• Familiar with formal permit to work systems.

Responsibilities

• Respond to plant breakdowns and diagnose faults.
• Ensure maintenance activities are recorded in the CMMS.
• Provide support to the Maintenance team leader.

Skills

Instrumentation maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Health and safety awareness

Industrial process experience

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Instrumentation/Electrical maintenance or equivalent

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Overview

Instrument/ Electrical technician – Clitheroe

Contract: 12 month

Rate: £24 ph – PAYE

Responsibilities

• Respond to plant breakdowns as required to diagnose and resolve faults of an instrumentation or electrical nature.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are entered into the CMMS system, with job records completed in a timely manner and updating information as required (e.g., spares holding).
• Provide support to the Maintenance team leader in delivering an effective maintenance function.
• Perform routine preventative maintenance, as per the CMMS schedule, mainly consisting of safety critical instrumentation testing.
• Contribute towards equipment reliability improvements through failure mode effects analysis and RCA program.
• Participate in delivering site targets including EHS, Quality and OEE.

Requirements

• Completed a recognised Instrumentation/Electrical maintenance apprenticeship and attained NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• High level of general health and safety awareness appropriate to a chemical environment.
• Familiar with formal permit to work systems including lock-out tag-out procedures.
• Experience working on process plants, ideally in the Chemical or oil and gas industry.
• Experienced in using a computerised maintenance management system, such as SAP PM.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy