Location
Dalkeith, Midlothian | United Kingdom
Job description
Are you looking for the right role for you? Then look no further….
EC&I Technician
Salary – £37,425 to £48,425 per annum (plus benefits)
Hours – 40 hours per week, 8 hours per day (Monday to Sunday shift rota)
Postcode of depot – EH22 1SX
Acting under the direction of the maintenance manager, the Electrical, Control and Instrumentation (E, C & I) Technician is responsible for the provision of, in a professional and timely manner, the day-to-day scheduled maintenance, fault finding, breakdown and inspection activities for the electrical and control equipment and systems on-site. The EC&I Technician will maximise the plant's performance and availability, whilst maintaining high standards of Safety and Environmental performance.
Our promise to you
- 25 days’ annual leave (full-time working) plus Bank Holidays
- Pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- On the job training/progression
- Recognition scheme
- Flexible benefits including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service
What will you be doing?
- Performing troubleshooting, routine, scheduled and major repair and preventative maintenance on all site electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, IT and DCS systems and the associated equipment including monitoring for changes in operating conditions
- Assisting with the co-ordination and planning of maintenance activities to ensure maximum plant availability, reliability, flexibility and performance without compromising quality, safety and environmental priorities
- Assisting in the development and implementation of the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System as well as ensuring that all activities, spares and information (including historical data) are correctly recorded to optimise the life, downtime, reliability and performance of the plant
- Assisting with identifying, developing and the delivery of maintenance techniques and procedures directed at increasing overall plant availability and performance
- Testing and calibrating of E.C&I systems as well as field equipment in accordance with OEM's requirements and prudent Industry Best Practice
- Managing all work associated with departmental activities on site, including supervision and control of contractor works as required
- Provision of close technical support to Operations and other site teams
- Actively participating in Company and site initiatives and projects, as required
- Supporting outage planning, scheduling, co-ordination and management
- Undertaking, where required, the scheduled inspection and testing of equipment required by the company's procedures, HSE legislation and the site's Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Permit requirements
- Assisting with the development of budgets and working within budgetary constraints
- Assisting with the Development, Supervision and management of maintenance contracts, projects and sub-contractors for general maintenance and planned outages
- Supporting other UK businesses if the need arise
- Standing in for the Maintenance Manager/Team Leader as required in their absence
What are we looking for?
- Experience of working on a live Process Site
- Experience of working with instrumentation or Electrical Equipment
- Experience of Plant Outages
- Experience of supervising contractors
- Experience of working in a technically challenging environment
- Knowledge and experience of Safe Systems of work, Safety Rules and Permit for Work Systems
- Knowledge and understanding of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation
- Experience of working on and the maintenance of an Energy from Waste plant
- Experience of the operation and/or maintenance of steam-powered electricity generation equipment
- Experience of installing and commissioning new and replacement equipment
- Experience of Emerson Ovation and testing electrical circuits
- Knowledge of Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (GEMS)
- Knowledge of 415 V electrical systems
- Knowledge of Pneumatics, Hydraulics, PLC and DCS control Logic
- Knowledge and understanding of electrical distribution systems, their protection and switching
- Fault-finding skills
- Knowledge of Computer Maintenance Management systems applications
- Knowledge of electrical generation and distribution up to 33kV
- Knowledge and understanding of HV distribution systems, their protection, and switching up to 33KV
- Knowledge of plant control and instrumentation
- An understanding of ATEX and Hazardous Areas requirements
- Comprehensive knowledge of preventative maintenance and defect repair/interrogation on DCS, PLCs, analogue and digital instrumentation
- Full understanding of P&IDs, loop checking and reading electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and isometric drawings
- Working knowledge of analogue and digital instrumentation calibration regimes
- Knowledge of Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
- Knowledge of the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671:2008)
- Proficiency in IT
- City and Guilds/SVQ level 3 in an Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering discipline, or equivalent qualifications and/or experience
- To hold a NEBOSH or IOSH qualification
About Us
We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible. Our vision is to be the environmental company of choice, delivering change for a sustainable future.
We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 2,500 employees.
With the Environment Bill going through Westminster this year and DEFRA’s new Resources and Waste strategy focusing our minds on ever more recycling and best practice in waste management, the profile of the UK's waste management industry has never been higher. With more local authorities calling a Climate Crisis and a clear push towards net-zero carbon across the economy, the pressures is on us all as citizens and us as a business to reduce waste and maximise re-use and recovery. We need people who are up for the challenge. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs.
FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer, values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environment is, the better our work will be.
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