Electrical Technician 1

Main role purpose:

The post holder is responsible for providing the primarily electrical maintenance function and some basic instrument maintenance for the Salt Business at Runcorn Site. The post holder must have a high awareness of customer impact and ensure the manufacturing capability delivers against customer expectations.

Key responsibilities & accountabilities:

• A champion of SHE, Quality and Engineering good practice and compliance with site and codal engineering standards.
• Act as the first line local technical expert in maintenance best practices for electrical systems and provide more basic instrument technician support.
• Maintain the Engineering Standards, applying a quality role in day to day and task / TAR settings.
• Solve problems at the root cause level; actively seek, recommend and implement improvements.
• Take a lead role in coordinating small teams of tradesmen (staff or contractors) during larger planned events.

Key skills & experience:

• Have served a recognised apprenticeship or equivalent NVQ qualifications.
• Operated within a production environment for a number of years as an Electrical or Instrument Electrical Technician.
• Able to demonstrate a high level of commitment to SHE and Engineering Standards.
• Be willing and capable of further training to develop into the role in both the electrical and instrument arenas.
• A highly motivated, self-managing individual with a high degree of independence.
• Display a readiness and ability to lead when the situation requires without unnecessary resource to immediate supervisor.
• Analytical thinker with good critical information seeking skills.
• Concern for standards and results orientation.
• Experience of working on PLC’s (Siemens S7) Logic Control System and DCS Systems (Yokogawa).