Production EICA Technician

Our Water company client are seeking an EICA Technician to work on Water treatment works, reservoirs and booster stations across Hampshire and West Sussex on a permanent basis.

The candidate will be maintaining, fault finding, testing, inspecting and repairing EICA plant and equipment for the area''s water treatment works and associated Network distribution assets.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with planned maintenance schedules.
• Maintain, diagnose, repair, modify, configure and commission instrumentation, logic controllers, SCADA systems, telemetry equipment, control circuitry, low voltage switchgear and motor drives.
• Visit water treatment works, pumping stations and reservoirs to monitor asset performance and operability.
• Collect asset health and performance data, recording routine activities and work completed.
• Respond to breakdowns on a range of EICA plant, assess problems and carry out repairs.
• Ensure that equipment is maintained and calibrated to the manufacturers specifications and is auditable.
• Supervise team members and assist with their development and learning.
• Exchange information with other team members, plant operators and departments within the company as required.
• Complete documentation accurately and in a timely manner to maintain internal change control standards.
• Adaptable with good attention to detail.
• Accountable for own actions with a willingness to collaborate with others, whilst developing and sharing knowledge, ideas, and best practice with others.
• Empathetic, self-aware, and comfortable with constructively challenging areas that could be improved.
• Systems based skills, open to learning new technology.

Qualifications and Experience

• A recognised apprenticeship in a relevant field.
• An HNC/HND in electrical and/or electronic engineering.
• BS7671 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
• Relevant experience in a process and industrial environment.
• Experience in diagnosing and remediating complex system faults.
• Experienced working with PLC, SCADA and telemetry software packages
• Knowledge of OT communications protocols
• Knowledge of basic hydraulic principles.
• Proficient with working from electrical drawings.
• A good understanding of water treatment processes and / or water industry exposure.
• Full UK driving licence (Will be required to undertake our driver assessment).

Benefits

• Salary circa 43k-48k per annum
• Overtime opportunities (optional)
• 38 hour working week - Monday to Friday
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• up to 15% matched pension
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and pay
• Life assurance/health cash plan
• Access to vehicle - role will cover sites across Hampshire/Sussex