Controls & Instrument Technician

Zenith People are working with our client who are recruiting for a time-served EC&I Engineer on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Department Supervisor, your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical support, including the installation and fault diagnosis of instrumentation, control equipment, and systems
• Carrying out planned proactive tasks in accordance with shutdown plans.
• Carrying out reactive tasks as required by the needs of the business.
• Disciplined adherence to all safe systems and processes;
• Developing new control systems as well as test, maintain and modify existing systems to ensure safety and efficiency;
• Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, quality standards, and environmental guidelines across all C&I and asset management activities.
• Ensuring compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
• Participating in the development and execution of OPEX and CAPEX budgeted activities and projects related to paper mill electrical, control and instrumentation and asset management;
• Developing and executing asset maintenance and replacement plans to optimise asset performance, minimise downtime, and reduce overall maintenance costs;
• Reviewing and implementing planned maintenance programmes to meet statutory & OEM
• Audit the Computerised Maintenance Management System to ensure maintenance history is accurate and up to date, focusing on paper mill-specific equipment and processes;
• Other duties specified by the Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Supervisor and Engineering Manager to support operational requirements.

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate will preferably have undergone a recognised apprenticeship scheme, have a minimum of 5 years experience in a control and instrumentation maintenance team within a High Volume Manufacturing environment. You must be familiar with the maintaining and optimising of industrial control systems, Advanced Process Control (APC), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) (Siemens PCS7 would be an advantage), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

If you are a time-served EC&I Engineer and would like to be considered for this vacancy please click apply now.