Electrical Technician - Energy from Waste Power Station

Astute's Power team is partnered with a global waste management company, who invest in career development, to recruit an Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation (EC&I) Technician for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Sheffield.
The EC&I Technician role comes with a salary of up to �49,000 (depending on experience) + overtime + other excellent company benefits.
If you're a Electrical/C&I Technician and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does then upload your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties
Reporting to the Maintenance Engineer you will be:

• Carrying out fault diagnosis, repairs, planned and reactive maintenance activities on all electrical assets, as well as helping with C&I assets when needed) to maximise plant availability.
• Assisting during major maintenance periods, shutdowns, outages etc. when required to ensure maximum plant availability and efficiency.
• Working alongside other technicians in the maintenance team in diagnosing faults and assisting/suggesting equipment upgrades
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records using the site CMMS
• Supervising and directing on site contractors when required
• Working within the company health, safety and environmental processes and procedures at all times.

Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:

• A time served apprenticeship with an HNC in electrical/electronic engineering, measurement & control or similar.
• HV Authorised would be ideal, but not a necessity

Personal skills and prior experience
The Electrical Technician role would suit someone who has:

• Excellent technical knowledge of Electrical equipment such as motors, variable speed drives, switchgears, etc
• Prior maintenance experience gained in a heavy process environment e.g. Energy from Waste, Biomass, CHP, chemical plant, refinery, steel works etc.
• Some experience with planning and scoping works with the ability to complete small projects.
• Experience with CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management Systems)

Salary and benefits of the Electrical Technician role

• Basic salary of up to �49,000 (depending on experience)
• Company pension and benefits.
• Overtime
• Benefits

INDPOW

Astute Technical Recruitment Limited are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.