ICA Technician

Dawson Levy Resourcing Limited ,
London, Greater London
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £36,000 per annum

Overview

Dawson Levy Resourcing are very excited to be recruiting for a M&E Technician to join a leading client of ours in the water industry. About The Role: This instrumentation, control & automation (ICA) technician will be working in a multi-disciplinary team, alongside a range of operational teams such as systems, mechanical, and electrical technicians. The successful candidate will be responsible for installing, modifying and commissioning new plant equipment to relevant standards, and to diagnose and repair faults on systems and plants. Proactively identifying and reporting follow on work or areas for enhancement and delivering cost-effective improvements to assets and systems. You will be required to carry out instrumentation, control and automation maintenance on a variety of waste assets including planned, preventative and reactive maintenance. There will be a need to liaise with and supervise contractors and suppliers where necessary. This vital role also involves the investigation into plant failures and the implementation of subsequent repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible in order to avoid interruptions to the wastewater treatment process. Additionally, you will conduct risk assessments and create appropriate method statements when required to safely carry out maintenance activities. You will be responsible for providing specialist technical advice where appropriate with up to date technical knowledge and provide training support for technical trainees and support project development and input into capital delivery projects. Participate in a stand-by rota following the relevant training. To be successful you will have the following skills and experience: A good, practical understanding of operational plant and control systems is essential. An understanding of Wonderware and ClearSCADA is desirable Knowledge and experience working with relay logic and PLCs (Rockwell & Alan Bradley), which will include management and programming. The ideal candidate will have the ability to read and fault find from circuit diagrams as well as have previous experience of inverter drives. Examples of some instrumentation you could be working on are flow meters, pressure levels, ultrasonics, and telemetry. We are looking for someone with experience in calibration and maintenance of front-line instrumentation. Ideally, you will be qualified to HNC level or otherwise will have City and Guilds Part 2 or NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in an electrical subject. Knowledge of waste water treatment processes is desirable. The work will require physical fitness and the ability to work in confined spaces with successful completion of the appropriate training; as well as the flexibility to work on an out of hours rota when necessary. We are looking for a self- motivated team player who is comfortable also with lone working and who possesses excellent time-management skills.