Senior Electrical Control Engineer

£50,000 - £65,000 basic salary
Bonus scheme £8,000 - £10,000
35 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
On site gym
Autonomy and creativity in role
Interesting engineering challenges
Runcorn site location
This is a rare chance to join a prestigious global brand, they are an award-winning powerhouse who lead the market in their chosen field. You will lead the control and electrical asset management to ensure safe, reliable and efficient operation of the facilities. You will also be heavily involved in the development of new R&D manufacturing equipment. This will be a creative part of the role to push the boundaries of engineering, you will be working on novel processes, for which there is not always suitable purpose-built equipment. You will use your knowledge and expertise to specify necessary equipment which will do the job, or modify equipment as needed.

You will be the senior engineer, with electricians and other engineers to work with who will bring you in for more challenging work. As a result you will need confidence to be standalone without someone else to lean on.

Day to day you will spend your time between

Asset maintenance, preventative and reactive maintenance.
Mandatory inspections – you will inherit a full plan to follow for this.
R&D projects as mentioned above.

You will need:

Familiar with, and trained on, 18th edition wiring regulations
Experience in a highly controlled environment, such as pharmaceutical, nuclear, defence, aerospace, chemicals etc.
CompEx 1-4 beneficial but not necessary, the company will pay for you to do it
COMAH site experience beneficial but not necessary
A hands on approach, willing to get stuck in and you will have most likely progressed from an apprenticeship or worked as an industrial electrician or controls and instrumentation engineer
10 years of similar experience – Electrical Control Engineer or EC&I Engineer
You will need to live commutable to Runcorn so you could live in or near Liverpool, the Wirral, Chester, Warrington, Widnes, St Helens, Knutsford, Altrincham, Ellesmere Port, Winsford, Frodsham, Northwich

The successful individual will be joining a business that focuses on creating long-term value for customers and employees through a passionate dedication to excellence and a disciplined management process. This drives a sustained competitive advantage in a dynamic market.

The best part of this is, if you are successful in getting the job, we guarantee that you are going to love it. Why? For every 100 people we recruit, 96% are still with their company 12 months later, and 94% are still there 2 years later. That speaks for itself.

Want to be a part of this? Of course, you do! If you have the entrepreneurial spirit and passion this position requires then get in touch now before the deadline expires.

To apply, click on the apply button below, contact Lloyd Owen, or call the Mercury Hampton office directly on (phone number removed). We aim to respond to all successful applicants within two working days