Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Control & Instrumentation Technician

Location:

Bicester

Salary: £52,000 per annum

Shift Pattern:
Monday to Friday – Double Days (Earlies & Lates)

An established industrial operation is seeking an Electrical Control & Instrumentation (C&I) Technician to join its engineering team. This is a key hands-on role responsible for maintaining, fault-finding, and improving critical control and instrumentation systems within a complex process environment.

The Role

As a C&I Technician, you will be responsible for both planned and reactive maintenance across a wide range of control and instrumentation equipment, ensuring plant reliability, safety, and performance targets are consistently achieved.

You will work closely with other engineering disciplines and contractors, contributing to continuous improvement while maintaining the highest health, safety, and environmental standards.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out planned and unplanned C&I maintenance activities

Diagnose faults and carry out effective repairs

Maintain calibration records and perform instrument calibrations

Interpret and work from P&IDs and instrument loop drawings

Support and coordinate contractors when required

Conduct plant and area safety inspections

Accurately record work within the CMMS

Assist with asset monitoring and breakdown response

Contribute to continuous improvement and reliability initiatives

Cover aspects of the C&I Engineer role when required

About You

You will be a proactive and safety-focused technician with strong problem-solving skills and experience in a process or power-based environment.

Essential Requirements:

C&I maintenance experience within a process industry or power plant environment

Experience with DCS and/or SCADA systems

Strong fault-finding and calibration experience

Experience using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Recognised apprenticeship with City & Guilds / NVQ (or equivalent)

Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental practices

Ability to work independently and manage time effectively

Desirable:

ONC/HNC in a technical discipline

COMPEX 1–4

Experience with Safe Systems of Work / Permit to Work

Formal H&S qualifications

Full UK driving licence

Package & Benefits

£52,000 salary

Discretionary annual bonus of up to 14%

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension matched up to 7%

Health care scheme

Ongoing training and development

Shift Pattern

4 Week rolling Rota

Mon - Fri 7 - 3:30 p.m. (For 3 weeks)

4th week – Mon – Fri 12 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (On call that week)

This role would suit an experienced C&I Technician looking for a stable, well-rewarded position within a technically challenging environment.

If interested please press apply or reach out to Ryan Guy on (phone number removed) or (url removed)