Electrical Technician

Job Summary

The Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technician is responsible for the safe, efficient, and compliant execution of electrical maintenance activities across our clients site, ensuring the ongoing reliability, integrity, and availability of critical plant assets. The role provides technical support to Operations, Maintenance, and Project teams, delivering planned and reactive maintenance while maintaining the highest standards of safety, environmental compliance, and operational performance.

Working within a COMAH-regulated environment, the postholder will undertake fault‑finding, inspection, testing, installation, and maintenance of electrical systems and safety‑critical equipment. The role also supports continuous improvement initiatives, contractor management, asset integrity programmes, and project delivery activities, ensuring all work is completed in accordance with company procedures, industry standards, and statutory requirements.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to health, safety, environmental and quality standards whilst contributing to the safe and reliable operation of terminal facilities.

• Promote and maintain the highest standards of health, safety, environmental and quality performance across all activities.
• Ensure all work is undertaken in accordance with company policies, procedures, permit-to-work systems, and safe systems of work.
• Carry out electrical isolations and issue isolation certificates in line with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.
• Review and contribute to Risk Assessments, Method Statements, and other safety documentation.
• Participate in HAZOP studies, safety audits, safety observation programmes, and incident investigations as required.
• Support emergency response activities in accordance with the Terminal Emergency Response Plan.
• Ensure compliance with site security requirements and company management systems.
• Complete all mandatory training and competency requirements within agreed timescales.

• Deliver planned, preventative, and corrective electrical maintenance activities to maximise plant availability and reliability.
• Execute inspection, testing, and maintenance routines on safety-critical and statutory equipment including:
  • Motor Control Centres (MCCs)
  • Hazardous Area (ATEX) electrical equipment
  • Earthing, bonding and lightning protection systems
  • RCD systems
  • Electric heat tracing systems
  • Fixed wiring and distribution boards
  • Cause and Effect testing
  • Motors, generators and UPS systems
  • Fire pump systems
  • Lighting systems
  • Access control and security systems
• Support Condition Monitoring and Asset Integrity programmes through inspection findings, defect reporting, and corrective action management.
• Ensure maintenance records, inspections, defects, and repair activities are accurately documented within maintenance management systems.

• Provide technical expertise and electrical fault-finding support to maintain optimal plant performance.
• Diagnose and rectify faults associated with:
  • MCCs and switch gear
  • Electrical distribution systems
  • Motors and motor control equipment
  • Earth fault conditions
  • Hazardous area installations
• Identify and implement practical engineering solutions to improve asset reliability and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain engineering and maintenance procedures for new and existing systems.

• Manage and supervise E&I contractors carrying out maintenance and inspection activities on site.
• Ensure contractors operate safely and possess the appropriate competence, certification, and authorisation.
• Coordinate specialist inspection activities including:
  • Cathodic protection inspections
  • HV systems and transformer inspections
  • Breaker testing
  • Specialist electrical integrity assessments
• Provide engineering support to project delivery activities, ensuring compliance with project management procedures and engineering standards.
• Support commissioning, testing, and handover activities for new installations and modifications.
• Ensure changes to drawings and technical documentation are correctly marked-up and issued for update.