Production EICA Technician

Matchtech; Havant; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water services provider is seeking an EICA Technician to work on water treatment facilities across Hampshire and West Sussex. Responsibilities include maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing EICA plants. Ideal candidates will have an HNC/HND in electrical engineering and experience with PLC and SCADA systems. Benefits include a competitive salary, overtime opportunities, and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Overtime opportunities

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Up to 15% matched pension

Life assurance/health cash plan

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining EICA plant and equipment.
• Knowledge of basic hydraulic principles.
• Understanding of water treatment processes and industry exposure.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, diagnose, and repair EICA systems across water treatment works.
• Supervise team members and support their development.
• Ensure compliance with maintenance schedules and documentation.

Skills

Diagnosis of complex system faults

PLC programming

SCADA systems

Telemetry equipment handling

Attention to detail

Team supervision

Education

HNC/HND in electrical and/or electronic engineering

Recognised apprenticeship in a relevant field

Tools

Driver assessment competency

Electrical drawings interpretation

Job description

Overview

Our Water company client are seeking an EICA Technician to work on Water treatment works, reservoirs and booster stations across Hampshire and West Sussex on a permanent basis.

The candidate will be maintaining, fault finding, testing, inspecting and repairing EICA plant and equipment for the area's water treatment works and associated Network distribution assets.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with planned maintenance schedules.
• Maintain, diagnose, repair, modify, configure and commission instrumentation, logic controllers, SCADA systems, telemetry equipment, control circuitry, low voltage switchgear and motor drives.
• Visit water treatment works, pumping stations and reservoirs to monitor asset performance and operability.
• Collect asset health and performance data, recording routine activities and work completed.
• Respond to breakdowns on a range of EICA plant, assess problems and carry out repairs.
• Ensure that equipment is maintained and calibrated to the manufacturers specifications and is auditable.
• Supervise team members and assist with their development and learning.
• Exchange information with other team members, plant operators and departments within the company as required.
• Complete documentation accurately and in a timely manner to maintain internal change control standards.
• Adaptable with good attention to detail.
• Accountable for own actions with a willingness to collaborate with others, whilst developing and sharing knowledge, ideas, and best practice with others.
• Empathetic, self-aware, and comfortable with constructively challenging areas that could be improved.
• Systems based skills, open to learning new technology.

Qualifications and Experience

• A recognised apprenticeship in a relevant field.
• An HNC/HND in electrical and/or electronic engineering.
• BSth Edition Wiring Regulations
• Relevant experience in a process and industrial environment.
• Experience in diagnosing and remediating complex system faults.
• Experienced working with PLC, SCADA and telemetry software packages
• Knowledge of OT communications protocols
• Knowledge of basic hydraulic principles.
• Proficient with working from electrical drawings.
• A good understanding of water treatment processes and / or water industry exposure.
• Full UK driving licence (Will be required to undertake our driver assessment).

Benefits

• Salary circa 43k-48k per annum
• Overtime opportunities (optional)
• 38 hour working week - Monday to Friday
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• up to 15% matched pension
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and pay
• Life assurance/health cash plan
• Access to vehicle - role will cover sites across Hampshire/Sussex