Engineering Technician; Electrical

Location: Port of Tilbury London Ltd, Leslie Ford House
Job Title: Engineering Technician (Electrical)
Location: Port of Tilbury
Hours: 40 hours per week (Alternate shifts of 0600 to 1400 Monday to Friday, 1400 to 2200 Monday to Friday, 2200 to 0600 Sunday to Thursday)
Compensation: £57,190 + £5,254 Shift Allowance

At Forth Ports, we keep trade, logistics, and infrastructure moving. Every day, our teams support the flow of goods, materials, and services that businesses and communities rely on, helping to power economic growth across the UK and beyond. Our people are at the core of everything we do, and their expertise, commitment, and innovation drive our success.

With our commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2032 and Net Zero by 2042, we’re investing heavily in sustainable and digital technologies, including major growth in offshore wind and greener port operations. For you, this means joining a business that’s evolving, ambitious, and making a real difference.

The Port of Tilbury Grain Terminal is the UK’s largest grain handling facility for both imports and exports, operating to food-grade standards through a state-of-the-art, fully automated and highly flexible terminal. As an Engineering Technician, you will play a vital role in carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across plant, equipment and engineering systems, responding promptly to faults and breakdowns and helping ensure the Grain Terminal continues to operate safely, efficiently and reliably.

• Perform planned maintenance, breakdown repairs and condition monitoring activities across plant and equipment.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of terminal plant and equipment to support efficient repairs and minimise downtime.
• Carry out installations, improvements and modifications to new and existing plant, systems and equipment.
• Promptly report any damage, misuse or operational concerns relating to plant and equipment to Engineering or Operational Managers.
• Undertake ancillary tasks such as fuelling, lubrication and cleaning when required to support uninterrupted operations.
• Communicate clearly with team members, Supervisors and Managers to provide updates on plant status, repairs and breakdown activity.
• Prepare engineering reports and complete required documentation, including statutory check records where appropriate.
• Follow all written and verbal instructions, including radio communications, from Engineering Supervisors and Managers.
• Work flexibly across workshops and operational areas while maintaining compliance with company and statutory requirements.

We are looking for a practical, safety-focused Engineering Technician with strong electrical and mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial environment. You will be confident fault‑finding on fixed plant and equipment, comfortable working as part of a collaborative engineering team, and flexible in supporting a rotational shift pattern, including weekends. Experience in grain, port, food‑grade or similar operational environments would be beneficial.

• HNC/HND or NVQ Level 3 in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or similar, with 2–3 years’ maintenance experience.
• Strong working knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems, including PLCs, automation, hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Proven ability to carry out continuous electrical and mechanical fault‑finding within an industrial fixed plant and equipment environment.
• Knowledge of health and safety, environmental standards, quality management and food safety regulations.
• Experience operating heavy plant and mobile platforms within a port or industrial environment.
• Prior shift working experience, with flexibility to work a…