Senior Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Astute's Power team is proud to be partnering with a leading Biodiesel company to hire a Senior Electrical and Instrumentation Technician to join their COMAH site in Ellesmere Port.

The Senior Electrical and Instrumentation Technician role comes with a starting salary of up to £54,000 plus benefits package.

If you're a HNC qualified EC&I Technician with 5 years' experience in heavy industrial settings looking for their next career step.

Responsibilities and duties of the Senior Electrical and Instrumentation Technician role

Reporting to the E&I Team Leader you will:

• Support and deputise for the EI Team Leader in the development and execution of maintenance plans.
• Lead the planning and execution of maintenance activities, including preventative, corrective and breakdown maintenance.
• Provide technical support and expertise on electrical and instrumentation maintenance issues across both plants.
• Take a lead role in the planning and execution of plant shutdowns, ensuring works are completed safely, efficiently and to schedule.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with company policies, engineering standards and relevant external regulations, including EA, HSE and EEMUA requirements.
• Maintain and update the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), providing accurate and comprehensive feedback on completed works.
• Support the EI Team Leader in coordinating maintenance resources and prioritising tasks to maximise plant availability.
• Work closely with maintenance planning, operations and production teams to ensure effective communication and delivery of maintenance activities.
• Actively support the development, training and mentoring of EI technicians, apprentices and other team members.
• Participate in the on-call rota and provide additional support and overtime during shutdown periods when required.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• 5-10 years of electrical and instrumentation maintenance experience within the oil, gas, chemical or process manufacturing industry.
• Recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent technical training.
• Strong knowledge of electrical and instrumentation maintenance engineering standards and practices.
• Good working knowledge of process control instrumentation, including temperature, pressure, flow, level and weight measurement systems.
• COMPEX Ex01-Ex04 certification, IOSH/NEBOSH workplace safety qualification and an HNC/HND in an engineering discipline are desirable.

Personal Skills

The Senior Electrical and Instrumentation Technician role would suit someone who is:

• Safety-focused: Demonstrates a strong commitment to health and safety, taking responsibility for personal and team wellbeing and compliance with company policies and legislation.
• Organised and proactive: Able to prioritise workloads, manage time effectively and take initiative when addressing maintenance challenges.
• Collaborative communicator: Communicates clearly with colleagues and stakeholders, supports team development and builds effective working relationships.
• Ability to work a call-out rota (1 in 5)

Salary and benefits of the Senior Electrical and Instrumentation Technician role

• Salary of up to £54,000
• C. £3,000 call-out salary and additional benefits
• Opportunity to join a leading Biodiesel company (#LI-RW1)

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation.

We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK.

Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative.

We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful

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