Instrument Technician

National Nuclear Laboratory Limited; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear sector organization in Preston is seeking an Instrument Technician to join their electrical & instrumentation engineering team. The role involves routine maintenance, troubleshooting of systems, and participation in improvement projects. Essential criteria include a recognized apprenticeship and experience in maintaining process equipment. This position offers a supportive work environment and various employee benefits, fostering career growth and inclusivity.

Benefits

Attractive pension plans

25.5 days annual leave

Reduced gym membership

Company bonus

Learning opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Life assurance

Enhanced sick pay benefits

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in maintenance of process plant and equipment.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and work with maintenance documentation.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine examination, inspection, maintenance, and testing on plant and equipment.
• Lead on resolving breakdown and recovery maintenance.
• Complete job reporting according to site standards.

Skills

Self-motivation

Effective communication

Team cooperation

Flexibility in learning

Education

Recognised apprenticeship in instrumentation control engineering

Job description

Summary

Job Description for Instrument Technician:

There's never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you'll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We're an organisation that's here to experiment and push the limits of what's possible. So, if you're keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible.

To be part of the electrical & instrumentation engineering team for building maintenance and breakdown issues. Also, to support the installation and commissioning of improvement and customer projects.

Main Responsibilities for Instrument Technician:

• Performing routine Examination, Inspection, Maintenance and Testing on plant and equipment including:
  • Calibration checks of field instrumentation.
  • Stroke test of pneumatic, hydraulic and motor-operated valves.
  • Loop-checks and troubleshooting.
  • Receipt verification and bench checks of instruments.
  • Interlocks, alarms and controls performance verification.
  • Installation inspection against design documentation.
  • Use of calibration and testing instruments to inspect, test and perform troubleshooting and diagnose faults.
  • Communicate design discrepancies and issues to the site supervisor / engineer.
  • Leading on resolving breakdown and recovery maintenance on plant instrumentation equipment.
  • Providing support to the installation, modification and commissioning of instrumentation equipment for project and improvement works.
  • Installation, modification and commissioning of instrumentation equipment.
  • Completing job reporting in accordance with site standards to ensure that a good quality maintenance history is recorded.
• Ensuring that:
  • Maintenance, breakdown and project tasks are always covered by an appropriate Safe System of Work (SSOW) and the requirements are always complied with.
  • Appropriate workplace standards are always maintained.

Essential Criteria for Instrument Technician:

• Recognised apprenticeship in an instrumentation control engineering discipline.
• Demonstrable experience in maintenance of process plant and equipment.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and work with maintenance documentation.
• Evidence of self-motivation with demonstrable levels of drive, energy and resilience.
• Team player with effective communication skills.
• Flexible approach to learning new skills and self-development.
• Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years' worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Instrument Technician:

• IPAF 3a & 3b.
• CompEx Ex1 - Ex4 or IECEx equivalent.
• IET 18th Edition BS: 7671.

Why join us?

UKNNL isn't just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It's also a place where you'll feel appreciated and valued. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.
• UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%.
• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.
• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK
• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.
• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.
• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.
• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.
• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.
• Access to 'Mydiscounts' which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.
• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

UKNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where UKNNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.