Reed, on behalf of United Utilities are recruiting for a contract Electrical controls maintenance Engineer,to be based at their Prescot Water Treatment Plant.
Client: United Utilities


Job: Instrumentation Electrical Maintenance Engineer


Location: Prescot Water Treatment Works, L34 1ZZ


Pay: £22.97 per hour PAYE- 37 hours per week= £44194.28 PA


Length of contract: 12-month initial contract


The role
You will be responsible for Instrumentation maintenance and technical support to the Water Production team to repair and maintain Water assets.
You will be working in a fast paced modern maintenance environment, providing proactive, planned and reactive support in all aspects of your field of expertise, whilst ensuring compliance with company, statutory and regulatory requirements and minimising environmental impact. You’ll also have the opportunity to provide input into capital and operational projects to ensure assets fully meet operational and maintenance requirements.
As the role can require lone working you will need to be comfortable working alone or as part of a team.
Please note, this role will also include working in confined space
Key accountabilities
*Implement an efficient Instrumentation maintenance and installation service.
*Analyse faults, rectify and ensure correct Instrumentation and systems-based equipment.
*Perform planned and proactive maintenance activities.
*Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety regulations and internal company policies
*Maintain required financial control of a pre-defined budgets.
*Provide reliable, accurate and complete asset performance and repair information for entry into corporate systems.
*Analyse and recommend solutions to recurring maintenance problems.
Skills & experience
To be successful in this role you must be a time served apprentice or equivalent, supported with academic qualifications ideally to HNC or minimum ONC or equivalent in an Instrumentation technical area.
A desire to work towards flexi skilling leading to an accredited qualification or standard that is relevant to your role is preferred.
To be considered for this role you must have:
*A valid driving licence
*The ability to work in a team but also alone, be resilient, self-motivated, with strong problem solving skills and possess the required technical competence
*Able and willing to diversify into specialised areas of maintenance, as required, such as but not limited to chlorine gas systems and high voltage installations
*Diagnostic, organisational, planning, communication and computer skills
*Industry Experience
*Experience of PLC, HMI and SCADA systems and associated networks to perform fault diagnostics, assist with disaster recovery and small system modifications
Desirable:
*Ability to maintain the necessary skills, competence, and up-to-date knowledge in all relevant areas throughout your career.
Where appropriate, possess a sound working knowledge of Simocode, Profibus and similar industrial technology systems
To be considered for this role, please send an up to date CV.