Electrical Control Instrument Technician
5 days ago
Ellesmere Port
Astute's Power Team are looking for an EC&I (Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation) Technician to join a large, brand new Energy from Waste Power Station located in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The facility, which is shortly entering the commissioning phase, will provide a vital outlet for the sustainable disposal of over 500,000 tonnes of residual waste per year and will generate up to 49.9 megawatts of low carbon energy - enough electricity to meet the needs of over 75,000 homes. The successful applicant will be responsible for supporting the EC&I Supervisor in performing pre-planned and reactive maintenance of all EC&I assets on site. If you have the right skills & experience and want to find out more, please get in touch! Responsibilities and duties of the Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Technician role: Reporting directly to the EC&I Supervisor as an EC&I Technician, you will be responsible for: • Pre-planned and reactive maintenance duties on all electrical, controls and instrumentation assets across the power station, • Fault finding/maintaining mostly electrical system; motors, drives, single phase & three phase equipment, switchgear, high/low voltage plant etc. and Instrumentation (pressure, temperature, level & flow) and control systems, • Calibrating instrumentation, • Conducting continuous improvement activities, plant modifications and design work, • Supervising 3rd party contractors, • Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices, • Assisting in plant developments and projects, • Maintaining accurate maintenance records on the site CMMS, • Assist in outage planning, scheduling and coordination., • To ensure the availability of plant spares Professional qualifications We are looking for someone with the following: • Ideally qualified in a recognised Electrical / C&I apprenticeship in a heavy process industry, • A relevant technical qualification such as an NVQ / ONC / HNC in Electrical, Control or Instrumentation engineering or a similar discipline, • IOSH or NEBOSH would be advantageous Personal skills The EC&I Technician role would suit someone who has: • At least 5 years of hands-on maintenance experience with motors, switchgear, instrumentation (flow, level, pressure, temperature etc) and control systems (SCADA, DCS and PLC), • Practical knowledge of process plant and equipment gained in a heavy engineering environment such as power generation, petrochemical, steel works, CHP plant, paper mill etc. Royal Navy Marine Engineers will also be considered., • Experience with High-Voltage equipment such as transformers / switchgear will be advantageous. Salary and benefits of the EC&I Technician role • Excellent salary and package starting at £48,000 per year, • Overtime opportunities, • Bonus opportunity, • Pension, • Days position, • Opportunity to work on a modern energy from waste power station, • Further benefits available