EC&I Maintenance Technician

Urenco Group; Capenhurst; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy company is seeking an EC&I Maintenance Technician based in Capenhurst. The successful candidate will be part of a technical engineering team, responsible for maintaining and repairing plant equipment. Key duties include ensuring safety, completing maintenance tasks, and training others. Candidates should have relevant experience and technical knowledge in electrical and instrumentation systems. The role offers substantial annual leave, a bonus scheme, and support for education and training.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Bonus scheme

Defined contribution pension with up to 16% employer contribution

Single private medical and dental cover

Flexible benefits package

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience in an engineering environment.
• Technical knowledge of plant equipment across various engineering areas.
• Competent in calibration and testing of plant instrumentation systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain health and safety of individuals and plant.
• Complete scheduled maintenance and inspections.
• Liaise with contractors for service and parts provision.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

Instrumentation expertise

Problem-solving

Safety compliance

Calibration skills

Job description

Help us make a world of difference. Urenco is a global leader in the production of low carbon energy. We work at the cutting edge of the transition to a sustainable, net‑zero world.

We’re looking for an EC&I Maintenance Technician. Based at our Capenhurst site, you’ll be a member of a multi‑disciplined technical engineering team with core electrical and instrumentation skills providing the maintenance, repair, installation, commissioning, calibration, inspection and modification of plant and process‑related equipment in a safe, cost‑effective and reliable manner. Successful candidates will be required to achieve and maintain SC clearance, with potential for DV clearance at a later date.

What you’ll do:

• Promote and ensure the health and safety of individuals, plant and the environment to maintain high levels of personal safety, plant integrity and environmental compliance.
• Complete scheduled maintenance activities and inspections to procedure and plan, responding to plant outages and breakdown activities flexibly in line with company requirements.
• Work within the team, between teams and with contractors to deliver the maintenance programme and improve performance of existing installations, also designing, developing, installing, commissioning and qualifying new systems and equipment as necessary.
• Liaise with maintenance contractors and suppliers to ensure cost‑effective provision of services and parts.
• Undertake training, coaching, assessment and mentoring of other technicians and apprentices to maintain and upgrade the skills and knowledge base of the maintenance team.
• Produce detailed technical working instructions, risk assessments and job method statements in area of expertise for approval by the engineers.
• Undertake radiological monitoring of self and equipment to minimise possible spread of radiological contamination.
• Contribute to development of planned maintenance strategies and methodologies to maximise plant availability.
• Work individually or as part of a team in continuous improvement projects and initiatives.

What do you need to thrive in this role?

• Relevant work experience in an engineering environment.
• Technical knowledge and understanding of plant equipment and systems across various engineering areas to comply with site licence.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of administrative, health, safety, environmental, security and waste disposal procedures and regulatory requirements.
• The capability to understand electrical, instrumentation, control and mechanical drawings and technical data sheets to aid fault finding.
• Competent in calibration and end‑to‑end testing of plant instrumentation systems.
• Competent and able to demonstrate knowledge of SIL‑rated systems.
• Competent to operate controlled and registered workshop equipment.
• Execute condition monitoring / trending on equipment to maintain plant reliability.
• Understand, diagnose and repair / calibrate typical process equipment.
• The ability to recognise, diagnose and repair plant control problems.

What can you expect from us?

• Annual leave starting at 25 days, increasing by one day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 30 days. Accrue 13 additional days off flexibly and a newly added scheme for buying and selling holiday, up to 5 days.
• A diverse range of family‑friendly policies.
• A generous bonus scheme.
• A defined contribution pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution.
• Single private medical and dental cover.
• Flexible benefits package including life assurance and income protection, with opportunity to purchase additional benefits.
• Education and training, including mandatory health and safety courses and training packages tailored to your needs.

Creating a diverse and inclusive workforce

As a truly global company with a presence in the UK, USA, Germany and the Netherlands, we know that our individual differences make us stronger. Putting people at the heart of our business, we strive to create an open and inclusive workplace that allows every voice to be heard and diversity to thrive. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let our talent acquisition team know.

How to Apply

Urenco is committed to encouraging equality and diversity within our workforce. If you are enthusiastic about this position and do not meet every single requirement, the real fit for a job is not always in your current experience or education. We are striving towards strong, diverse and complementary teams, in an inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles and we would like to meet you!

We outsource our recruitment process to Morson Group. If you choose to apply, the data you enter will be processed on behalf of Urenco by Morson as our recruitment partner.