Instrument Technician

INEOS Acetyls; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

INEOS Acetyls Hull site is seeking an experienced Instrument Technician to deliver day‑to‑day instrument support within a team of operations, instrument, electrical and mechanical colleagues. You will contribute to safety targets, reliability, and SHE performance on the Hull site.

The role requires maintenance of instrumentation systems, fault finding from P&ID drawings, and knowledge of DCS/PLC/ESD systems. You will work with minimal supervision and participate in call-out as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a recognised apprenticeship and NVQ3 or equivalent.
• ONC (HNC preferred).
• CompEX modules 01 – 04 certificate.
• BS7671 (current edition) IET Requirements for Electrical Installation certificate preferred.
• Ability to progress the job from initiation to completion including organising support services.
• Technicians to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Maintain instrumentation systems and associated control systems.
• Read, understand and fault find using P&ID drawings and schematics.
• Fault find on E&I equipment and systems.
• Plan and organise work with limited supervision and be flexible for call-out requirements.
• Contribute to control and procedural systems.

Skills

Instrumentation systems maintenance

Temperature/Pressure/Flow/Level

P&ID reading and fault finding

DCS/PLC/ESD knowledge

Hazardous area equipment maintenance

Independent work planning

Education

Recognised apprenticeship and NVQ3 or equivalent

ONC (HNC preferred)

CompEX 01–04 certificate

BS7671 (IET) qualified preferred

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Instrument Technician to join our team at Hull.

The INEOS Acetyls UK site at Hull is top tier COMAH registered, and the job holder has a key role in ensuring the plant is operated safely to meet the company’s and the regulator’s expectations with safety performance and operational integrity.

The post holder will provide a day-based instrument support service to the Acetyls assets at the INEOS Hull site. They will be required to work with minimal supervision as part of a team of operations, instrument, electrical and mechanical personnel and have the ability to maximise the reliability and availability of the INEOS assets and ensure SHE targets are met. This requires the application of practical and organisational skills to resolve maintenance issues.

We are looking for someone who meets the following requirements;

• Hold Safety as your number one priority
• Minimum of a recognised apprenticeship and NVQ3 or equivalent.
• ONC (HNC preferred).
• CompEX modules 01 – 04 certificate.
• BS7671 (current edition) IET Requirements for Electrical Installation certificate preferred.
• Ability to progress the job from initiation to completion including organising support services.
• Technicians are expected to work independently and with minimum supervision from information gathered from engineers and operating technicians and have the ability to plan their own work. Work flexibly with Call out requirement met as required.
• Familiar with the SAP PM model.
• Provide evidence of experienced gained and training records for help with competency assessment.

The required technical skills include;

• Maintenance experience of all Instrumentation systems
• Working knowledge of Temperature, Pressure, Flow and Level systems.
• Safe isolation of E&I systems.
• Maintenance of Instrument equipment and associated control systems
• Installation, inspection, and maintenance of hazardous area equipment.
• The ability to fault find on E&I equipment and systems.
• Read, understand and fault find using P&ID drawings and schematics
• Proficient in Analysis techniques
• Knowledge of DCS, PLC and emergency shutdown systems.
• Maintenance associated with control valves and ESD valves.
• Contribute to the control/procedural systems.
• Small bore/ compression Pipe work knowledge