Electrical Technician

Astutes Power Team are working with the Operator of a CCGT plant in South Wales and are currently recruiting for an Electrical Technician. This plant is able to produce 800MW of Power in a Combined Cycle configuration.

The Electrical Technician position is a vital role within the Maintenance department responsible for the short & long term maintenance on all control system, measuring & instrumentation assets which are essentially the central nervous system of the plant.

If you would like to discuss this role & the package available, please apply / contract Astute.

Reporting to the Maintenance Team Leader, you will be responsible for:

• Carrying out fault diagnosis, repairs, planned and unplanned maintenance activities on all Electrical assets to ensure efficient operation of the site and to maximise plant availability. This includes motors, switchgear, HV plant, generators etc
• Acting as Authorised Person under the Site Safety Rules.
• Carry out maintenance work in ATEX and COMPEX environments.
• Support where applicable maintenance on the Distributed Control System (DCS), Siemens S7 PLC's and other assets.
• Supervising and directing contractors.
• Assisting in plant shutdowns and outages.
• Ensuring all work is carried out in line with company health and safety policies and procedures.

• A relevant technical qualification such as an HNC/ONC in electrical engineering
• Ideally an IOSH or NEBOSH or Health & Safety Qualification
• COMPEX or ATEX qualified
• Trained in a recognised apprenticeship scheme

• At least three years' experience in a similar role, post apprenticeship, in a heavy process environment/sector (e.g. power station, chemical plant, paper mill, refinery, steel works etc)
• Experience with maintaining electrical plant & assets including high voltage transformers, switchgear, UPS generators, motors, drives etc
• Competent in reading & interrogating P&ID's
• Competent with Permit to Work systems

• Overtime

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.