Electrical & Controls Technician

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Kanadevia Inova are recruiting an Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation (EC&I) Technician to work with our Operation & Maintenance (O&M) team on our site in Slough. We need a Controls biased individual with Power Station or similar experience.

You will install, maintain and troubleshoot instrumentation, control circuits and equipment related to processes. Supporting the entire facility operation, you will maintain the operation of the entire plant in compliance with established production schedules and plant requirements.

Job Responsibilities

• Performs skilled electrical and technical work, including testing, inspection and repair of complex mechanical, pneumatic and electronic instruments within the process systems and equipment
• Installs, maintains performs PM’s, repairs, calibrates, and adjusts any type of mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, electronic, and other instrumentation and analyzers.  Installs, repairs and maintains all power transmission lines, transformers, electrical motors, instruments, controls and related equipment
• Maintains, inspects, tests, adjusts and repairs instrumentation of all types of equipment, including but not limited to generators, AC and DC motors, MOV’s, turbine controls, DC systems, and all other plant related auxiliaries
• Maintains accurate detailed records concerning installation, preventive maintenance and repair of all plant instrumentation equipment.  Keeps all blueprints and OEM manuals in neat and proper order
• Performs work requiring a thorough knowledge of instrument application, operation of the electrical and mechanical principles involved in repair, testing and calibration.  Maintains alarms and automatic shutdown systems activated by one or more process variables. PLC and DCS knowledge will be necessary to be able to troubleshoot and analyze logic circuitry, along with pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical circuitry.

The above job duties and responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature of the work and are not intended to be an inclusive list of all responsibilities. Duties and responsibilities may change or vary depending on the specific needs of the business.

• Recognised engineering apprenticeship
• IOSH Managing Safely
• HNC/D qualification in engineering desirable
• Circa 5+ years experience as an instrumentation, control (Control biased) within a Power Station or similar plant
• Conversant with HSE standards, procedures and requirements and control plant operations in a safe and efficient manner
• Advanced knowledge in repair and calibration of transmitters, analyzers, and scales
• Familiarity with DC and other emergency systems
• PLC and DCS understanding and experience.

• Annual performance reviews and bonus awards
• Pension scheme, life insurance, Private Medical and Dental
• Private medical insurance for you and your family
• Team-oriented working atmosphere in an international Company
• Tailored learning and development opportunities

For HR agencies: Please note that we do not accept applications coming from agencies. Thank you.