At SI Group, we aspire for all employees to live and work to their full potential. We foster a unique environment where each employee is empowered to create value for our business with a commitment to safety and compliance. We promote personal and professional success that aligns with productivity and extraordinary results. Become a Catalyst for Change and help ignite impossible.
The Role:
We are seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician responsible for the installation, maintenance, calibration, and testing of electrical systems and instrumentation across the site. The role sits within the Maintenance function and also supports infrastructure modifications and project activities as required.
How You Will Make an Impact:
- Install, maintain, calibrate, and test electrical systems and instrumentation across the site.
- Support maintenance and operation of plant control systems, including DCS and local controllers.
- Carry out testing of interlocks, alarms, and safety systems in line with detailed procedures.
- Apply technical knowledge of flow, temperature, pressure, and control valve instrumentation.
- Support both planned maintenance and modification of existing infrastructure.
- Install and maintain electrical equipment within hazardous areas.
- Ensure all work is completed in accordance with site standards, procedures, and legislation.
- Keep knowledge up to date through internal and external training.
- Work collaboratively across disciplines, supporting shutdown and maintenance activities as required.
- Dynamically assess tasks and develop appropriate RAMS for both planned and unplanned work.
- Safely operate mobile access equipment such as MEWPs, cherry pickers, and scissor lifts.
- Participate in a 1 in 4 on-call rota and respond to site callouts within one hour.
Creating Extraordinary Starts With:
- Level 3 City & Guilds Electrical qualification (apprentice trained/Approved Electrician preferred).
- Proven industrial or plant experience.
- BS7671 Wiring Regulations (18th Edition).
- CompEx certification (EX01–EX04) for hazardous area work.
- Strong knowledge of instrumentation installation, maintenance, testing, calibration, and commissioning.
- Understanding of process safety systems, including alarms and interlocks.
- Awareness of industrial communication protocols (Industrial Ethernet, AS-i, Profibus, HART).
- Competent IT skills, including basic networking and infrastructure knowledge.
- Basic chemical and mechanical awareness.
- Awareness of gas-fired heaters (desirable).
- Ability to work safely at height using mobile access equipment.
- Experience in assessing work and producing RAMS.
- Strong team ethic with a proactive and flexible approach to supporting other disciplines.
- Ability to meet callout requirements, including residence within one hour of Four Ashes.
What We Value:
We strive for all employees to nurture physical, mental and emotional health both personally and professionally. Our commitment to health and wellness centres around prevention, early detection and embracing a healthy lifestyle. Some offerings may vary by role or country, but may include:
· Physical Health benefits including healthcare packages and vision care subsidies.
· Financial Wellness opportunities including life assurance and enhanced employer pension contributions.
· Wellbeing benefits including additional holiday entitlement, flexible and hybrid working opportunities, access to mental health support, various optional social activities, and fruit available on site.
· Progression opportunities including access to learning and development programmes that will empower you to grow both personally and professionally.
Belonging at SI Group
At SI Group, we strive for all employees to perform to their fullest potential. We create an environment where diversity is embraced, voices are heard, boundaries are pushed, and value is created.
We celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion as a driving force toward making the impossible possible, and we’re committed to ensuring all employees embrace it.
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Note for Recruitment Agencies: We handle job openings internally and prioritise direct hiring and referrals for efficiency. If necessary, we work with agencies from our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We will not consider speculative CVs from agencies not on our PSL, and no introduction fee will be applicable.
Job Type: Permanent
Pay: £33,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
Work Location: In person
