Electrical Technician - Teesside in Thornaby-on-Tees

Electrical Technician - Teesside

My client is a bulk liquid storage provider operating terminals strategically placed across the UK. They currently require a mechanical technician to be based at their site multiple sites across Teesside on a permanent basis.

Role:

• Day to day management of ongoing maintenance tasks completed by E&I contractors.
• Perform electrical isolations and complete isolation certificates in accordance with isolation, lockout & tagout policy, procedures & guidance.
• Preparation and review of method statements and risk assessments to ensure compliance with safe system of work.
• Maintaining a stock of critical electrical equipment and assisting in the assessment process.
• Providing electrical engineering support and fault finding to ensure operational performance of plant is optimised.
• Part of On-Call rota providing emergency engineering support to plant.

Main Duties:

• Replacing / upgrading lighting fittings, motors & switches.
• Hazardous area equipment remedial work & inspections.
• Minor panel modifications.
• MCC inspections, IR testing & CP Joints.
• Earthing, lightning protection and bonding testing and inspections.
• RCD testing & electric heat tracing testing.
• LV fixed wiring DB inspection.
• Cause and Effect testing.
• Motor inspections/testing & rotation checks.
• Electric fire pump testing.
• Lighting inspections.
• Generators & UPS testing.

Requirements:

• 5+ Years experience working within a petrochemical / chemical industry.
• BTEC/NVQ or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or time served apprenticeship.
• COMPEX 01, 02, 03, 04 certified.
• BS7671 (18th Edition)
• Safety instrumented system awareness.
• Working at heights.
• HV awareness (desirable)
• IPAF 3A & 3B (desirable)
• PASMA mobile tower erection (desirable)
• Asbestos Awareness (desirable)

Salary:

£48,205 per annum.