Astute's Power Team are looking for an EC&I (Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation) Technician to join a large, brand new Energy from Waste Power Station located in Bedfordshire.
The facility, which is now in full time operations, will provide a vital outlet for the sustainable disposal of over 545,000 tonnes of residual waste per year and will generate over 60 megawatts of low carbon energy - enough electricity to meet the needs of over 112,500 homes.
The successful applicant will be responsible for supporting the EC&I Engineer in performing pre-planned and reactive maintenance of all EC&I assets on site.
If you have the right skills & experience and want to find out more, please get in touch!
Responsibilities and duties:
As the EC&I Technician, you will be responsible for:
- Pre-planned and reactive maintenance duties on all electrical, controls and instrumentation assets across the power station
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Fault finding/maintaining mostly electrical system; motors, drives, single phase & three phase equipment, switchgear, high/low voltage plant etc. and Instrumentation (pressure, temperature, level & flow) and control systems
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Calibrating instrumentation
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Conducting continuous improvement activities, plant modifications and design work
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Supervising 3rd party contractors
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Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices
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Assisting in plant developments and projects
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Maintaining accurate maintenance records on the site CMMS
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Assist in outage planning, scheduling and coordination.
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To ensure the availability of plant spares
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
- Ideally qualified in a recognised Electrical / C&I apprenticeship in a heavy process industry
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A relevant technical qualification such as an NVQ / ONC / HNC in Electrical, Control or Instrumentation engineering or a similar discipline
Personal skills
TheE C&I Technician would suit someone with:
- At least 4 years of hands-on maintenance experience with motors, switchgear, instrumentation (flow, level, pressure, temperature etc) and control systems (SCADA, DCS and PLC)
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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.
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Experience with High-Voltage equipment such as transformers / switchgear will be advantageous.
Salary and benefits of the EC&I Technician role
- Highly competitive basic salary
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Bonus opportunity
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Overtime
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Full training plans
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Opportunity to join a new Energy from Waste plant
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Full and extensive benefits package
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