Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Technician in Northwich

Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Technician

The Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant, currently under construction, will export about 70MW of electricity to the grid, processing approximately 600,000 tonnes of waste per year.

We are looking for an Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Technician to join the Maintenance Team of this exciting project. As an EC&I Technician, you’ll be responsible for carrying out reactive and preventative maintenance across a variety of critical EC&I assets. You’ll also be involved with supporting commissioning activities and working towards the plant’s operational handover.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Pre‑planned and reactive maintenance duties on all electrical, controls and instrumentation assets across the power station
• Fault finding/maintaining mostly electrical systems; motors, drives, single phase & three phase equipment, switchgear, high/low voltage plant etc. and instrumentation (pressure, temperature, level & flow) and control systems
• Calibrating instrumentation
• Conducting continuous improvement activities, plant modifications and design work
• Supervising 3rd party contractors
• Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices
• Assisting in plant developments and projects
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records on the site CMMS
• Assisting in outage planning, scheduling and coordination
• To ensure the availability of plant spares

Qualifications

• Ideally qualified in a recognised Electrical / C&I apprenticeship in a heavy process industry
• A relevant technical qualification such as an NVQ / ONC / HNC in Electrical, Control or Instrumentation engineering or a similar discipline
• IOSH or NEBOSH would be advantageous

Personal Skills

• At least 5 years of hands‑on maintenance experience with motors, switchgear, instrumentation (flow, level, pressure, temperature, etc.) and control systems (SCADA, DCS and PLC)
• Practical knowledge of process plant and equipment gained in a heavy engineering environment such as power generation, petrochemical, steel works, CHP plant, paper mill etc. Royal Navy Marine Engineers will also be considered
• Experience with high‑voltage equipment such as transformers/switchgear will be advantageous

Salary and Benefits

• Site bonus up to 12%
• Overtime
• Contributory pension
• Opportunity to work on one of the newest Energy from Waste plants in the UK

Seniority Level

Not Applicable

Employment Type

Full‑time

Industries

Electric Power Generation, Services for Renewable Energy, and Engineering Services