Electrical Controls & Instrumentation Engineer

Job Title: Electrical Controls & Instrumentation Engineer

Job Purpose

To provide specialist instrumentation and control engineering support to ensurethe safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the company’s engineering & manufacturing processes. The role focuses on maintaining and improving automation systems across assets such as furnaces and other heavy engineering plant within the site.

Key Responsibilities

1. Asset Reliability & Maintenance
   • Deliver high levels of plant availability through effective maintenance of instrumentation and control systems.
   • Maintain and calibrate field instruments (pressure, flow, temperature, level, gas analysers).
   • Support reliability‑centred maintenance (RCM) and predictive maintenance initiatives.
   • Provide rapid fault diagnosis and resolution to minimise production downtime.
2. Control Systems & Automation
   • Configure, maintain, and upgrade PLC, DCS, and SCADA systems used across company operations.
   • Common platforms: Siemens (S7/TIA), ABB, Rockwell Automation etc.
   • Support and enhance automation systems for: furnace processes, fault diagnosis within the site for controls, instrumentation and combustion.
   • Ensure robust control logic, interlocks, and safety systems are maintained.
3. Continuous Improvement
   • Identify opportunities to improve process stability, yield, energy efficiency, and product quality.
4. Projects & Engineering Development
   • Support capital projects, upgrades, and plant modifications.
   • Contribute to engineering design, including P&IDs, specifications, and functional design documents (FDS).
   • Supervise installation and commissioning activities, including loop checks and SAT/FAT testing.
5. Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance
   • Ensure all systems comply with company Zero Harm safety culture.
   • Participate in risk assessments such as HAZOP, SIL verification, and FMEA.
   • Ensure compliance with COMAH regulations and other UK industry standards.
   • Promote safe working practices in a heavy industrial environment.
6. Stakeholder Collaboration
   • Work closely with operations, mechanical, and electrical teams to support production targets.
   • Liaise with OEMs, contractors, and engineering partners.
   • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to technicians and apprentices.
7. Documentation & Governance
   • Maintain accurate maintenance records, calibration certificates, and engineering documentation.
   • Ensure compliance within company standards and audit requirements.

Skills & Experience

• Essential Technical Skills
  • Strong experience with PLC programming (Siemens, Allen–Bradley) would be advantageous
  • Burner Management identification and finding
  • Distributed Control Systems (ABB, Honeywell, etc.)
  • SCADA systems
  • SAT and TUS experience would be advantageous
• Desirable
  • Experience within steel or heavy industry (e.g., metals, energy, petrochemical).
  • Exposure to high‑temperature or continuous manufacturing processes.
  • Knowledge of drives, motors, and process automation in the heavy engineering industry.

Qualifications

• A relevant qualification (or equivalent experience) in Control & Instrumentation Engineering
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering

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