At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive plant reliability and support engineering teams in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
- Company: Major UK chemical manufacturing site with a focus on innovation and safety.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and a chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Be part of a transformative phase in a high-hazard, technically complex environment.
- Why this job: Join us to enhance plant performance and ensure safe operations in a cutting-edge facility.
- Qualifications: Degree in Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering and 5+ years of relevant experience.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Help drive plant reliability at a major UK manufacturing site. We are recruiting for an experienced Electrical and Instrument Engineer to join a major chemical/process manufacturing site in Greatham. The plant is entering an exciting new stage, with renewed focus on engineering capability, plant reliability, asset performance and safe production. This is a key technical role where you will support plant teams, resolve E&I issues, improve reliability and contribute to planned maintenance, outages, plant modifications and continuous improvement activity.
What you'll be doing:
- Provide technical E&I engineering support to plant teams.
- Troubleshoot plant issues and lead technical investigations.
- Specify electrical equipment and instrument repairs.
- Support planned maintenance events, outages and emergent work.
- Identify and deliver reliability improvement opportunities.
- Provide E&I input to safety reviews, risk assessments and incident investigations.
- Maintain and update E&I asset life plans.
- Assess plant modifications and help manage engineering risk.
- Support compliance with site engineering standards and best practice.
- Work closely with Production, Engineering, Technical, Maintenance and specialist service providers.
What we're looking for:
- A degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Control Engineering or a related discipline.
- Chartered Engineer status, or to be actively working towards it.
- 5+ years experience in an Upper Tier COMAH, chemical, manufacturing or process environment.
- Strong technical knowledge of electrical, instrumentation and control systems.
- Knowledge of SIL assessment and Safety Instrumented Systems.
- Experience supporting troubleshooting, planned maintenance, outages and emergent work.
- Experience contributing to safety reviews, risk assessments, incident investigations and engineering change assessments.
- Strong problem-solving, communication and influencing skills.
Useful experience:
- It would be beneficial if you have experience of MOD300 or DeltaV DCS systems.
- Management of Change or Inhibits signatory responsibilities.
- Duty E&I Manager responsibilities.
- Leading cross-functional problem-solving teams.
- Developing E&I life plans and CAPEX recommendations.
- Managing specialist E&I service providers.
Why apply?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a major UK process manufacturing site during an important stage of change and development. You will have the opportunity to:
- Play a key role in improving plant reliability and availability.
- Support safe operation of critical manufacturing assets.
- Work in a high-hazard, technically complex environment.
- Influence long-term E&I asset performance and improvement plans.
Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer in Hampshire employer: Wolviston Management Services Ltd
Join a leading chemical manufacturing site in Greatham, where you will be part of a dynamic team focused on enhancing plant reliability and engineering excellence. Our culture promotes continuous improvement and collaboration, offering you the chance to develop your skills while contributing to critical safety and performance initiatives. With a commitment to employee growth and a supportive work environment, this role provides a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a high-hazard, technically complex setting.
Contact Details:
Wolviston Management Services Ltd Recruitment Team
