EC&I Technician – Plymouth

We’re recruiting for multiple EC&I Technicians to join a major industrial project in Plymouth, supporting refurbishment, maintenance, and upgrade works on a wide range of plant equipment.

Key Role

You’ll be involved in inspecting, testing, fault finding, and recommissioning equipment, as well as upgrading and modifying older systems, including panel building, rewiring, calibration, and setting to work.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Electrical, control & instrumentation maintenance and upgrades
• Fault finding on motors, drives, control systems, and instrumentation
• Testing, inspection, and condition reporting
• PLC, SCADA, and VSD/DOL work
• Instrument calibration, loop checking, and valve setups
• Reading P&IDs and electrical drawings
• Supporting safe systems of work and permit procedures
• Working closely with mechanical and operations teams

Requirements

• NVQ Level 3 (Electrical / Control / Instrumentation) or equivalent
• 5+ years’ industrial experience
• Strong fault-finding and test/inspection skills
• Experience with 3-phase systems, instrumentation, and control systems
• Understanding of safe systems of work

Desirable

• 18th Edition
• 2391 Inspection & Testing
• Confined space, working at height, or slinging/signaller tickets

Additional Information

• All employees are required to undergo drug and alcohol screening
• Initially Monday–Friday, 7am–4pm (future shift pattern to be confirmed)
• Salary is dependent on experience
• Due to site location, candidates must have their own reliable transport

Apply

To apply, follow the instructions below or contact Cat or Jo on 01752 421888 for an informal, confidential discussion.

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