E&I Engineer

Electrical & Instrument Engineer
Location: Greatham, Teesside
Client: TIOXIDE
Recruitment Partner: Wolviston Management Services

Help drive plant reliability at one of the region’s major manufacturing sites

Wolviston Management Services is proud to be working in partnership with TIOXIDE to recruit an Electrical & Instrument Engineer for their Greatham site.

This is a key technical role where you will help maximise plant availability by improving reliability performance and providing specialist electrical and instrumentation engineering input into troubleshooting, problem solving, planned maintenance, outages and continuous improvement activity.

You will work closely with Production, Engineering and Technical teams, using your E&I knowledge to support safe, reliable and efficient plant performance across a complex upper-tier COMAH manufacturing environment.

What you’ll be doing
You will:

• Provide technical E&I engineering support to plant teams, including troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Specify plant electrical equipment and instrument repairs, ensuring work is planned, approved and completed to the required standard.
• Support planned maintenance events and outages, including emergent technical issues and work specification.
• Identify and deliver reliability improvement opportunities to improve plant availability, cost performance and product quality.
• Provide E&I input into safety reviews, risk assessments, safety committees and incident investigations.
• Maintain and update the area E&I life plan, including recommendations for CAPEX replacement and repair.
• Ensure adherence to site engineering standards and promote a right-first-time approach.
• Assess plant modifications to help manage engineering risk linked to technology, equipment, operating and maintenance methods.
• Act as Duty E&I Manager and support, or work towards, Management of Change and Inhibits signatory responsibilities.
• Build strong working relationships and influence technical contributors across Production, Engineering and Technical functions.

We welcome applications from people who have

• A degree, or equivalent knowledge, in Electrical, Instrumentation, Control Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status, or are working towards it, or can demonstrate equivalent professional engineering judgement.
• Experience in chemical, process, manufacturing or another high-hazard environment.
• Knowledge of DCS systems, ideally MOD300 and/or DeltaV.
• Understanding of SIL assessment and the management and maintenance of Safety Instrumented Systems.
• Experience leading or contributing to technical problem solving, reliability improvement or continuous improvement activity.
• The ability to analyse problems, identify practical solutions and take effective action.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage people across different teams and levels.
• A commitment to safe working, inclusion, continuous improvement and values-led behaviours.

We know people gain skills in different ways. You do not need to meet every point above to apply. If this role interests you and you believe you could make a positive contribution, we would welcome your application.

Why join TIOXIDE?
Join TIOXIDE to apply your E&I expertise in a technically challenging environment where your work will directly support plant reliability, safety and performance. You will be part of an experienced site team, with opportunities to influence improvements, solve complex problems and contribute to future asset plans.

Diversity and inclusion
TIOXIDE is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and able to contribute. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences, including people from groups currently under-represented in engineering and manufacturing roles.

TIOXIDE and Wolviston Management Services are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process.

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