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EC&I Maintenance Technician

Job Posted: 11 hours ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Mech Tech Professionals are currently recruiting for an experienced EC&I Maintenance Technician to work within the Energy-from-Waste (EfW) sector, based in the Cheshire West area.
Our client, one of the world's most prestigious waste and resource management firms, are looking for a competent professional to join their dynamic team as soon as possible.
Competitive Salary + Company Benefits
Shift Pattern/Working Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
(08:00 - 16:30) + Overtime when required
Overview:
As an EC&I Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for delivering day-to-day electrical, control, and instrumentation maintenance and breakdown support at an Energy from Waste facility. Working within a fast-paced environment, you will play a key role in ensuring maximum plant reliability, safety, flexibility, overall performance & promoting high standards of Health, Safety & Environmental compliance on site.
Key Responsibilities:
  * Fault diagnosis, repair, and routine maintenance across a range of systems such as DCS/SCADA, PLCs, instrumentation & electrical equipment
  * Supporting safe and efficient plant operations through timely repairs and technical assistance
  * Reading and interpreting electrical drawings, P&IDs, and loop diagrams.
  * Calibrating digital and analogue instrumentation using tools like Beamex and 4-20mA loop testers
  * Developing, maintaining and recording all work using the site's computerised maintenance management system (CMMS)
  * Supporting procurement and control of electrical and instrumentation spares and consumables
  * Supervising contractors and contributing to the planning of outages and daily maintenance activities
Requirements:
  * City & Guilds / ONC / NVQ Level 3 in an Electrical Engineering discipline (or equivalent). Lower-level qualifications may be accepted with sufficient experience
  * Strong knowledge of electrical, control, and instrumentation systems including DCS, SCADA, PLCs, analogue and digital instrumentation, emissions monitoring, etc.
  * Experience in power generation or a heavy process plant environment (desired)
  * Experience in fault diagnosis, routine maintenance, and repair of electrical/control systems
  * Ability to interpret and work from electrical drawings, P&IDs, and loop diagrams
  * Competent in reading, writing, and following Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
  * Familiar with instrumentation calibration routines and tools (e.g., 4-20mA, Beamex) - preferred
  * Working knowledge of CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management Systems)
  * Understanding of health, safety, and environmental practices – IOSH Managing Safely is desirable

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