Instrument Technician – Electrical & Process Controls

Wolviston Management Services Ltd; Newton Aycliffe; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolviston Management Services Ltd is seeking an Instrument Technician to join our client’s facilities team in Newton Aycliffe. You will help ensure safe, reliable production by maintaining electrical distribution, instrumentation and control systems in a process plant.

The role emphasizes planned and reactive maintenance, fault diagnosis, use of CMMS/Maximo, and continuous improvement to maximise plant uptime and safety. ONC or equivalent apprenticeship is required.

Qualifications

• ONC or equivalent qualification with an apprenticeship.
• Time-served in Instrumentation/Control or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience with electrical drives, MCCs and power distribution.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across electrical and process systems.
• Safely diagnose, analyse and rectify plant faults to drive down downtime.
• Use CMMS/Maximo to plan work, record activities and review findings.
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Liaise with suppliers and service engineers on technical issues.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Instrumentation

Fault-finding

Control systems

Maintenance planning

Education

ONC or equivalent apprenticeship

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Job description

Wolviston Management Services Ltd is seeking an Instrument Technician to join our client’s facilities team in Newton Aycliffe. You will help ensure safe, reliable production by maintaining electrical distribution, instrumentation and control systems in a process plant.

The role emphasizes planned and reactive maintenance, fault diagnosis, use of CMMS/Maximo, and continuous improvement to maximise plant uptime and safety. ONC or equivalent apprenticeship is required.