Details:
- Salary: £36.50 - 41.50 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Cumbria
- Date: 8 hours ago
Description:
E&I Technician / Chemicals / Cumbria / Contract - minimum 6 months / £negotiable
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technician to join an Upper Tier COMAH site. This is a key role supporting the safe, reliable, and compliant operation of high-hazard process plant equipment.
You will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving electrical, control, and instrumentation systems, playing a vital part in keeping the site running efficiently and safely. Working within a small, close-knit engineering team, you’ll contribute to both day-to-day maintenance and longer-term improvement projects.
Key Responsibilities
As an E&I Technician, your responsibilities will include:
* Carrying out planned preventative and breakdown maintenance on electrical, instrumentation, and control systems within a highly regulated environment
* Diagnosing faults and carrying out corrective repairs to minimise downtime
* Working in full compliance with site health, safety, and environmental standards, including the Permit to Work system
* Managing work orders, preventive maintenance activities, and time recording through the Engineering Management System
* Supporting wider engineering activities across the site as required
* Deputising for the E&I Coordinator during periods of absence
Qualifications & Certifications
Essential:
* NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Installation or a related discipline
* City & Guilds qualification in BS 7671:2022 (18th Edition)
* Trained in installation and maintenance of electrical and instrumentation equipment in hazardous areas (ATEX)
* CompEx Certificate
Benefits:
* We are open to discussing rates
* Minimum 6 months work with likelihood to extend