Electrical Control And Instrumentation Technician

Electrical Control and Instrumentation Technician

Location: Athlone, Co Westmeath

Hours: 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday.

Status: Full Time, Permanent

**Please note this is a re-advertisement, if you have applied for this position recently there is no need to re-apply**

Ref No.: HRJOB8490/1

We have an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Control and instrumentation technician to join our expanding team.

This position will be responsible for working within the Engineering department to ensure that all site and plant facilities are maintained in accordance with Electrical, Control and Instrumentation statutory requirements and industry best practice whilst driving improvements across the site. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary project team they will plan carefully, carry out their work safely and document and communicate their works accurately to their supervisor.

This job offers a lot of variety and we are looking for a multiskilled technician with electrical and mechanical experience.

In this position your key responsibilities will include:

· Maintenance and inspection on L.V. electrical systems and electrical machinery including those within ATEX zones.

· Maintenance, inspection and calibration of various types of process control instrumentation equipment such as transmitters, controllers, analysers, etc.

· Involvement in projects - includes assisting in areas such as design through to commissioning.

· Engagement with contractors.

· Maintenance and development of PLC control systems.

· Development of maintenance systems on site.

· Further develop site maintenance and inspection procedures.

· Ensure compliance with requirements for statutory electrical inspections and ISO standards.

· Ensure plant and site repairs/maintenance are carried in such a way to ensure continued safe operation.

· Ensure responsibilities within Process Safety are adhered to.

· Ensure that their training requirements are up to date and in line with Trackwise metrics for compliance.

· Adhere to the appropriate use of PPE on site.

Please refer to the attached job description for more details

To be successful in this position you will possess:

· Qualifications to IEC 60364 or local equivalent (BS7671 / ET101).

· ATEX systems Process equipment/instrumentation calibration.

Please refer to the attached job description for a full list of essential and desirable criteria.

Essential Criteria:- Applicants must have eligibility to work in Ireland or possess a valid work permit that will enable full time employment.

Closing Date: The business will no longer be accepting applications after 5pm on Thursday28 Mar 2024

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CV’s received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.