Senior Electrical & Instrument Engineer
2 days ago
Portishead
Barry CF64 £50-70,000 Commutable from Cardiff, Newport, Swansea, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Penarth, Pontypridd, Llantrisant, Talbot Green, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath • 25 Days + Bank Holidays which increase with service, • Enhanced Pension, • Private Healthcare, • Salary life insurance, • Income protection for long-term sickness Our client is a globally recognised manufacturing organisation with a major, high-performing production facility in South Wales. As part of their continued investment in operational excellence and asset reliability, they are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Electrical & Instrument Engineer to provide technical leadership across critical electrical, control and instrumentation systems within a complex, heavy manufacturing environment. This is a key engineering position offering the opportunity to take ownership of site-wide electrical and instrumentation infrastructure, drive reliability improvements and support ongoing capital investment projects. Working closely with operations, maintenance and site leadership teams, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring statutory compliance, maintaining high engineering standards and delivering safe, reliable plant performance. Ideal for an experienced electrical engineering professional with strong technical expertise, leadership capability and a passion for continuous improvement, this role offers the chance to make a significant impact within a well-invested, industry-leading facility. • Provide leadership to encourage a safety first environment at all times, • Owns and manages the site electrical infrastructure (including 11kv, 415v, lower voltage systems and instrumentation) including maintenance program, upgrades and modifications., • Owns and manages the site electrical standards and drawings to ensure that they meet legal, corporate and local electrical requirement including safety standards., • Support the Maintenance supervisor in leadership and management of the Electrical & Instrument Technicians., • Support the Engineering Manager for control and setting of the site Electrical & Instrumentation maintenance and shutdown budgets., • Identifies and drives continuous improvement in equipment reliability., • Take responsibility to ensure that electrical/instrumentation maintenance schemes are in place such that Capital assets fulfill their life expectancy with minimum expenditure., • Provide Project Management for small scale capital projects for replacement / equipment upgrades., • Authorized to issue Safe Work Permits (SWP's) for approved contract resource to maintain 11 KV systems work and electrical approver for excavation permits., • Technical expert in all levels of modern instrumentation., • Competent in full range of maintenance skills of electrical control equipment up to 11KV including transformers, switch rooms, MCC, electrical distribution networks, variable speed drive technology., • Understanding of ladder logic and ability to perform first line maintenance on PLC system., • Working knowledge of Hazardous area electrical equipment, maintenance and protection concepts, • Experience in engineering and maintenance roles within a manufacturing industry., • Experience of Process Safety management. Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. #J-18808-Ljbffr