Electrical Control Instrument Technician

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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, switch gear, 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

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, switch gear, 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 / switch gear 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
• Opportunity to work on a modern energy from waste power station
• Further benefits available

• Not Applicable

• Full-time

• Engineering Services and Electric Power Generation

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