Electrical, Instrumentation and Automation Technician

We require a time served experienced Electrical, Instrumentation and Automation Technician who can work autonomously on shift, take ownership of plant issues, confidently troubleshoot PLC, network and instrumentation faults, and lead the technical response to operational challenges while maintaining the highest safety standards. The successful candidate should have demonstrable experience with process instrumentation, calibration, industrial communications and control systems within a manufacturing environment

• During period of shift, support operational team on all electrical, instrumentation and automation challenges.
• Fully responsible for electrical, instrumentation and automation systems on shift.
• Engage with contractors and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) as required and be expected to take a lead role.
• Carry out LOTO (Lockout Tagout) activities as required and ensure compliance with site safety procedures.
• Prepare detailed shift handovers, highlighting ongoing issues, risks and outstanding actions.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities to schedule.
• Lead root cause investigations on electrical, instrumentation and automation failures.
• Ability to interrogate and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, industrial networks and field instrumentation.
• Competent in fault finding, calibration and verification of instrumentation including pressure, temperature, level, flow and analytical devices.
• Diagnose and repair faults efficiently to minimise production downtime.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to improve reliability and plant performance.
• Ensure all work is completed in accordance with site safety standards, electrical regulations and GMP requirements.
• Provide technical support and guidance to operations personnel.
• Participate in shutdowns, commissioning activities and project work as required.
• Demonstrate strong fault-finding capability across motors, drives (VSDs), MCCs, instrumentation, control panels and process control systems.
• Ability to work independently, make decisions under pressure and prioritise workload based on operational risk.