Instrumentation Technician - Industrial Plant (Permanent)

Wolviston Management Services Ltd; Redcar; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Major industrial site

Long-term employment potential

Onboarding support

Job summary

Wolviston Management Services Ltd is recruiting an Instrumentation Technician to support operations at a large-scale industrial facility in Redcar. You will maintain process control and instrumentation systems to ensure safe, efficient operation and reliability.

Responsibilities include planned and reactive maintenance, calibration, fault-finding, and repair of field instruments, with a focus on safety and high-performance plant performance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Instrumentation Technician in heavy industrial or process environments.
• Strong knowledge of instrumentation calibration, maintenance and fault diagnosis.
• Ability to read and interpret technical diagrams and documentation (P&IDs).
• Familiarity with control systems and plant automation (e.g. PLCs / DCS).
• COMPEX certification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on instrumentation and control systems.
• Inspect, fault-find, calibrate and repair field instruments including transmitters, valves and analytical instrumentation.
• Support continuous improvement to enhance reliability and plant performance.
• Interpret engineering drawings, P&IDs and technical documentation.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records using CMMS and participate in shutdowns.

Skills

Instrumentation calibration

Fault finding/diagnosis

PLCs and DCS knowledge

Reading technical diagrams

Education

NVQ Level 3 / HNC in Instrumentation or related

Tools

CMMS systems

SCADA/Automation tools

Job description

Wolviston Management Services Ltd is recruiting an Instrumentation Technician to support operations at a large-scale industrial facility in Redcar. You will maintain process control and instrumentation systems to ensure safe, efficient operation and reliability.

Responsibilities include planned and reactive maintenance, calibration, fault-finding, and repair of field instruments, with a focus on safety and high-performance plant performance.