EC&I Engineer

Are you an experienced EC&I Engineer looking for a role where you can make a real impact in a highly regulated manufacturing environment?

We're seeking a skilled Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) Engineer to join a modern manufacturing facility undergoing significant investment and expansion. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with state-of-the-art process equipment while playing a critical role in maintaining operational reliability, compliance, and product supply.

This position combines planned instrumentation calibration with specialist electrical and automation support across a busy production environment. Approximately 60% of your time will be dedicated to delivering the site's cGMP calibration programme, ensuring critical instrumentation remains compliant, accurate, and audit-ready. The remainder of your role will focus on supporting complex electrical, instrumentation, PLC, and control system faults, acting as the escalation point for shift engineering teams.

• Execute routine and corrective calibration activities across laboratory, production, and process equipment.
• Ensure all calibration activities and documentation comply with GMP and quality standards.
• Support electrical, instrumentation, and control system breakdowns across site.
• Diagnose faults through PLC and SCADA interrogation and root cause analysis.
• Repair and maintain electrical control systems and associated hardware.
• Support major capital projects and new equipment commissioning activities.
• Work closely with reliability engineers on continuous improvement initiatives.
• Share technical knowledge and mentor other members of the maintenance team.

• Time-served apprenticeship (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent) in Electrical, Control, or Instrumentation Engineering.
• Previous experience working as an EC&I Technician within a regulated manufacturing environment such as pharmaceuticals, FMCG, food, chemicals, or similar.
• Strong hands‑on experience fault-finding PLC‑controlled equipment.
• Excellent understanding of instrumentation, measurement systems, and industrial control equipment.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality, and engineering best practice.
• Experience calibrating temperature and pressure instrumentation.
• Knowledge of cGMP environments, ISO standards, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and GAMP
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• HNC, HND, or Degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Experience using SAP or similar CMMS systems.