Water/Wastewater Electrician — Maintenance & Controls

EPS Group; Cork; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth

CPD accredited employer

Supportive work environment

Laptop and mobile provided

Flexible working options

Job summary

EPS Group is seeking a dynamic Electrician for the Cork area with 3–5 years in industrial water and wastewater maintenance. The role emphasizes preventative and reactive maintenance, instrumentation calibration, and motor control via PLCs.

You will install and commission variable speed drives and troubleshoot control panels to support plant operations. Candidates should have Electrical Engineering/Instrumentation background, a valid driving license, and be able to produce detailed daily reports.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3–5 years' experience.
• Instrumentation experience with water monitoring equipment advantageous.
• Technical knowledge of 3 phase motors, pumps, dosing pumps and associated instrumentation.
• Fault finding.
• Working with pumps, motors, dosing equipment (including pumps & controllers), control panels and instruments.
• Familiarity with PLCs, automation and telemetry would be an advantage.
• Proven ability to service, maintain & fault find electrical issues including verification of signals back to PLC for inputs and outputs as required for plant control functions.
• Good computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Preventative and reactive work in the water and wastewater industry.
• Calibration and servicing of on-site instrumentation monitoring equipment (pH, dissolved oxygen, etc).
• Motor and instrumentation signal verification to motor control centres and PLC including control function verification.
• Follow control panel schematics and troubleshoot faults.
• Install, wire, commission and configure the full range of motor drives and starters.
• Liaise with Area Supervisors and Managers on electrical solutions and site implementation.
• Complete daily reports and health and safety documentation.

Skills

Fault finding

Instrumentation experience

3 phase motors & pumps

Control panels & wiring

PLC / automation & telemetry

Dosing equipment operation

Documentation and reporting

Good computer skills

Education

Electrical Engineering/Instrumentation

Full clean driving license

Safe Electric registration (advantage)

Tools

PLC basics

Instrumentation calibration

MV/LV electrical systems

Job description

EPS Group is seeking a dynamic Electrician for the Cork area with 3–5 years in industrial water and wastewater maintenance. The role emphasizes preventative and reactive maintenance, instrumentation calibration, and motor control via PLCs.

You will install and commission variable speed drives and troubleshoot control panels to support plant operations. Candidates should have Electrical Engineering/Instrumentation background, a valid driving license, and be able to produce detailed daily reports.