Electrical and Control Engineer

British Sugar is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Electrical and Control professional to join our Engineering team. Safety, Energy and Performance are at the heart of our business. As the subject matter expert for electrical and control assets from Generation, High Voltage Distribution, Motor Control Centres through to Instrumentation and state of the art Distributed Control Systems, you will role model and support the site teams, through leading the enhancement of safety, reliability and production performance.

You will have a detailed understanding of plant electrical and control equipment and practical experience of a large-scale manufacturing, oil & gas, generation, chemical or process plant.

• Be the site subject matter expert (SME) for all electrical engineering activities and lead experts in control and instrumentation to enhance safety, reliability and production throughput in line with site and business objectives.
• Coach, monitor and support the Autonomous Production Unit (APU) teams to ensure the technical integrity of electrical, control and instrumentation systems to ensure that product, process and systems meet specified requirements.
• Manage the implementation of British Sugar Electrical and Control code of practices and procedures. Be the Responsible Person for the management of potentially explosive atmospheres (DSEAR) on site.
• Line management of Electrical and Instrument support manager and support the learning and development of the site electrical and instrument team through the provision of coaching and mentoring to ensure that the team is fully equipped to deliver their objectives, including succession planning for key specialist activities.
• Lead, develop and motivate the site-based Control Engineering Team, to ensure that they are engaged and equipped with the skills, knowledge and guidance to deliver maximum systems efficiency.
• Lead by example by role-modelling the British Sugar Values and behaviours.
• Maintain a 5 year plan for management of electrical and control assets
• HND or Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Working knowledge of the British Standards for Engineering Plant, Equipment and Practices
• Authorised to Electrical Senior Authorised Level to operate and issue electrical safety certificates for 11kV systems or have the technical competence and qualification to be authorised as an SAP
• A detailed understanding of industrial electrical and control plant, including Generation, Distribution, Motor Control Centres, Variable Speed Drives, instrumentation, Distributed Control Systems, PLCs
• NEBOSH safety Certificate is desirable but not essential

We are committed to creating an environment where all our people are treated with respect and given the opportunities to succeed. We want British Sugar to be a great, inclusive place to work for everyone.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

British Sugar plc Registered in England No. 315158 at Weston Centre 10 Grosvenor Street London W1K 4QY