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Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Technician
Purpose of the Role
An Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Technician is required to support a busy engineering team within a high-hazard industrial manufacturing environment. The role focuses on preventative and reactive maintenance activities, ensuring safe, reliable and compliant operation of plant equipment. Safety is the highest priority.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out electrical, control and instrumentation maintenance and installation activities safely and to a high standard
- Perform fault-finding on electrical systems (including 415V three-phase systems), PLC/DCS control systems, and instrumentation
- Conduct inspections, testing, preventative maintenance, and reliability-based maintenance activities
- Support permit-to-work, isolation, risk assessment, and safe system of work processes
- Assist with plant modifications, upgrades, and new equipment installations
- Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary engineering team
- Contribute to continuous improvement, reliability and operational excellence initiatives
- Support training and mentoring of colleagues where required
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Preferred Experience
- Electrical, Control & Instrumentation apprenticeship or equivalent qualification
- Experience within a regulated industrial manufacturing environment
- Experience working in hazardous areas (ATEX/DSEAR environments desirable)
- Strong fault-finding skills on PLC, DCS, control, and instrumentation systems
- Familiarity with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
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Qualifications
- Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
- COMPEX certification desirable (or willingness to obtain)
Key Competencies
- Willingness to learn
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Customer and operational focus
- Ability to adapt, collaborate, and deliver results
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