E&I Technician

H9 Technical Recruitment are looking to hire a E and I Technician to work at our clients Gas Storage facility in Hampshire to carry out the routine servicing of various types of electrical, electronic, and electrical control equipment such as distribution panels, motors, controllers, starters

Responsibilities

• Identifying, scheduling, carrying out and the recording of planned and corrective maintenance checks and repairs
• Carrying out the routine servicing of various types of electrical, electronic, and electrical control equipment such as distribution panels, motors, controllers, starters etc.
• Reporting of all maintenance activities into the Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Inspection, maintenance, and replacement of ATEX equipment in hazardous areas.
• Maintaining of all site services in good working order and applicable to safe working practices.
• Where possible and available, responding to 24-hour call outs or giving advice on plant breakdowns outside normal working hours.
• Carrying out of general housekeeping to ensure facilities are maintained clean and tidy and free of preventable hazards.
• Assist other technicians and/or operational staff as necessary or advised and being able to exhibit a general understanding of the process, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems and their working.
• Carrying out equipment isolations to permit requirements to ensure that equipment is safe to perform maintenance on.
• Assisting during the installation and commissioning of new plant facilities.
• Working alongside specialist vendor service engineers, to provide assistance as required, ensuring equipment servicing proceeds in a timely and efficient manner and to acceptable standards.
• Liaising with and supervising contractors, whilst working on company sites, to ensure they fulfil the requirements of the issued permit and perform their work to acceptable standards.
• Must be willing to undertake internal and external training and liaise with equipment suppliers to obtain further knowledge of equipment relating to maintenance requirements.

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years maintenance experience on Low Voltage electrical distribution and PLC control equipment and associated control signals.
• Possess an electrical qualification (apprenticeship or NVQ level 3) with an excellent working knowledge of electrical control systems.
• Possess a sound understanding of process instrumentation control systems.
• CompEx Inspection Certificate Ex01 to Ex04.
• Experience of HV switching and operation would be an advantage.
• Previous experience of working in hazardous areas, preferably the oil and gas industry.
• Must be able to plan and prioritise daily activities to ensure the safety systems and process control systems operate safely and efficiently.
• Must be a team player and participate in exchange of knowledge and communicate with all levels of management and commercial third parties.
• Must be self-motivated, able to work alone or as a team member with minimum supervision assuming overall responsibility for carrying out planned and corrective maintenance tasks.
• Diligence and reliability.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Able to cope with pressured situations.
• Pro-active in achieving results.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Work Pension

Contact

If interested, please submit a copy of your CV to be considered for the role.