Senior EI Technician

argentenergylimited; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Medicash

Enhanced sick pay

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Program

Enhanced Pension

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Argent Energy is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to ensure high plant uptime across Stanlow sites and the Argent Oil Terminal. The role runs Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm, with paid call-out and overtime options.

You will lead maintenance planning, support the EI team leader, and ensure compliance with Argent policies as well as EA/HSE/EEMUA standards. Develop others and drive safe, reliable operations.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years EI maintenance experience in Oil/Gas/Chemical industries.
• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship; COMPEX Ex01-Ex04.
• IOSH/NEBOSH – Workplace Safety.
• HNC/HND in an engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Support and deputise for the EI team leader in the development and execution of maintenance plans.
• Ensure both preventative and corrective maintenance is carried out in a timely manner and complies with Argent policies / standards and external standards e.g. EA, HSE, EEMUA.
• Act as technical support on maintenance issues.
• Take a lead role in the planning and execution of shutdowns across all plants.
• Maintain and update the CMMS and provide robust feedback for maintenance works.
• Actively support the development of colleagues and apprentices.

Skills

Team leadership

Maintenance engineering

Instrumentation knowledge

Safety mindset

Training & development

Prioritisation

Organisation

Communication

Analytical

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

HNC/HND in engineering

IOSH/NEBOSH

Job description

Who are we?

Backed by Swire, Argent Energy is a leading European waste-based biodiesel producer with a vision to help decarbonise transport worldwide. We believe in using waste materials only and continuously search for new waste to be turned into higher value products. We invest in people and their development as well as R&D to drive innovation in products, technologies and operational excellence. We have sites in England and Amsterdam.

Main purpose of the role:

Responsible for making sure that plant and machinery have high levels of availability / uptime and operates in a safe manner at all times across the Stanlow plants (Pre-treatment Plant & Biodiesel Refinery) and the Argent Oil Terminal.

The role operates Mon to Fri, 8am to 4pm. An on‑c all rota is in place, paid at £305 per week, with additional payment for call‑out hours on-site. The rota typically operates on a 1‑in‑5 basis, equating to approximately £3k per annum on top of base salary. Overtime is available, and the maintenance team supports 3x planned shutdowns per year for each UK site, during which key maintenance and major works are carried out within defined time windows with extended hours/weekends for the team to execute.

What you will be doing:

1. Support and deputise for the EI team leader in the development and execution of maintenance plans.
2. Ensure both preventative and corrective maintenance is carried out in a timely manner and complies with both Argent policies / standards and external standards e.g. EA, HSE, EEMUA.
3. Act as technical support on maintenance issues.
4. Take a lead role in the planning and execution of shutdowns across all plants.
5. Maintain and update the CMMS and provide robust feedback for maintenance works.
6. Actively support the development of colleagues and apprentices.

Your key relationships will be:

• Working closely with the EI team leader to ensure that maintenance activities are carried out safely and in a timely manner.
• Liaising with the maintenance planning team to effectively plan works where required.
• Ensuring that thorough feedback is given to all stakeholders including, operators, production leads and plant managers.

Skills and behaviours you will need to be successful:

• Experience of leading teams within maintenance/shutdowns
• Experienced knowledge of Maintenance Engineering standards
• Good working knowledge of process control instrumentation, temp, pressure, flow, level, weight etc.
• Health and Safety mindset – take responsibility for yourself and others whilst at work and to comply with the Company’s policies and legislation.
• Participate in training and personal development activities as required
• Prioritisation and time management
• Good organisational skills
• Communication Skills
• Analytical Skills

Qualifications and experience required:

• 5 - 10 years of EI maintenance experience within the Oil/Gas/Chemical Industry.
• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship
• COMPEX Ex01-Ex04
• IOSH/NEBOSH – Workplace Safety
• HNC/HND in an engineering discipline

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays.
• Medicash
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
• Free onsite parking