Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer Control and Instrumentation

Selby, North Yorkshire YO8

GBPdepending on experience but extremely competitive

Commutable from Leeds, Doncaster, York, Goole, East Riding, Beverley or Pocklington

40-hour week Monday Friday 08:00-16:30 plus rota based on-call system

On call rota GBP200/week indemnity Saturday morning 2 hours paid x1.5 Sunday morning 2 hours paid x2 rate.

The Role

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are looking for an experienced Electrical Control and Instrumentation Engineer to join a growing Engineering team based in Selby, North Yorkshire. You will provide electrical and instrumentation; repair and maintenance service, and will operate the Electrical Generation Plant, Peaking Generators, Steam Raising Plant and Water Treatment Plant in an efficient, safe manner monitoring plant conditions and keeping operating costs to a minimum.

What you will be doing

• Run the day to day operations of Boilers, Gas Turbines (CHP plants) and Reverse Osmosis skids
• Monitoring boiler and water treatment plant and adjusting settings as conditions require.
• Monitoring running conditions of the burning of process gas and adjusting fuel combinations to suit steam requirements and process gas availability. Planning by liaison with Production regarding the steam availability and requirement and under certain conditions the level of electricity which is available for site usage.
• Liaison with Engineering and Production departments regarding breakdowns and routine maintenance.
• Effectively carry out planned, predictive and reactive electrical maintenance of the plant, ensuring that all equipment is maintained correctively and in a timely manner in order for production to operate efficiently
• Fault finding, Testing, Calibration, Installation & Commissioning of our broad range of process instrumentation
• Isolation of all electrical plant to comply with permit to work procedure.
• Carry out fault diagnosis and rectification solutions.
• Electrical installation and commissioning of new and repaired machinery and equipment;
• Carry out all work safely, in accordance with site safety procedures and trade related working practices.
• HV switching and operations (training provided)

What skills and experience do you need

• A recognised electrical/C&I engineering apprenticeship ideally gained in a heavy process industry
• Higher National Certificate (HNC) in an electrical/automation discipline is desirable or the ability to demonstrate suitable experience in a similar role
• Able to prove competency in all forms of isolation, electrical safety and safe panel entry
• Good understanding of electrical installation/schematics and requirements
• Electrical and instrumentation diagnosing/fault finding
• Carrying out electrical and instrumentation repairs/replacement
• Experience in an instrumentation maintenance
• HV switching and operations experience or willingness to learn it (training provided)
• Experience in running operation on CHP plants or willingness to learn it (training provided)
• Be able to work unsupervised when tasked to do so, and to organise the work of others, where relevant, in response to the site needs.
• You will have a "hands on" approach, and the ability to see a job through to completion
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Flexible and adaptable approach

Benefits

• Salary depending on experience
• 40-hour week Monday Friday
• On call rota GBP200/week indemnity Saturday morning 2 hours paid x1.5 Sunday morning 2 hours paid x2 rate.
• 32 holidays per year inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme

If you would like to apply for the role of Electrical Engineer, then please email your CV to (url removed) or call Deb on (phone number removed)

Closing date is 17.5.2025 Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.

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Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future