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Instrumentation, Control and Automation (ICA) Technician/Engineer

Southern Water
Totton
3 months ago
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Role: Instrumentation, Control, and Automation Technician/Engineer

Location: Multiple Locations across Kent, Sussex, Hampshire

Contract Type: Permanent

Travel: Multiple sites in Southern England with a company supplied van

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 38 hours

Are you ready to make a difference in the water & waste industry?

With our sites located across the beautiful South Coast, you can enjoy the security of full-time employment while tackling the interesting assignments that keep you engaged and growing.

Southern Water is recruiting anInstrumentation, Control and Automation Technician/Engineerto support the processing of water for public use.

As an ICA Engineer, you will maintain, repair, modify, configure, commission, calibrate and install all plant instrumentation including PLC and SCADA equipment, alarms and telemetry across the Southern Water region to ensure that the operation is efficient and effective.

This role requires occasional paid out of hours working and during on-call scheduling.

Your responsibilities are to include:

Fault finding, calibration, testing, investigation and programming in technical aspects such as telemetry, PLC and SCADA control systems, and other measurement meters. Implement process improvements via control system modifications, diagnosing and fixing complex process and control system faults. Conduct planned maintenance and/or calibrate instrumentation to Southern Water standards to ensure reliability and accuracy. Respond to instrumentation faults within Southern Water parameters, as guided by the Regional Control Centre. Undertake investigative work on instruments and process problems at wastewater plants, identifying any faults and implementing remedial action. Complete documentation accurately and in a timely manner to maintain internal change control standards, ISO9001 accreditation and other systems. To implement control system modifications from operational requests to improve process control or compliance. To coach and train team members to develop their skills.

Skills and experience needed:

HNC in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or time-served apprenticeship. Experience within a process orientated industry such as water utility, petro-chemical, electricity, manufacturing or similar. Excellent problem solving and fault-finding skills. Experience with PLC and SCADA such as Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Wonderware “In Touch”/Aveva in automation. Strong documentation and regulatory compliance. Collaborative with good communication skills. Enthusiasm for learning and growth. Full, current UK driving licence.

What Do We Offer?

We offer a comprehensive package, salary to 52K depending on skills and experience plus overtime and on-call bonus.

More benefits!

A company van (for business use only) which you can take home, and a fuel card. All necessary PPE, tools, uniform and training to excel in your career at Southern Water. 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays. BUPA cash plan cover (with options to upgrade for family coverage). Free annual flu jab and eye test vouchers. Pension contributions up to 11% (depending on your contribution). An employee assistance program. A network of sports and social clubs. Company and performance-related bonus. Life assurance equal to 4x salary. Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service). Health Cash Plan. Two paid volunteering days a year. Occupational health service. Discounts with over 800 popular retailers. Digital GP service. Study support may be available for job-related qualifications. Competitive maternity & paternity leave and flexible return to work options. Cycle to work scheme.

Join our Wastewater Treatment Team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers, and the environment.

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? Don’t worry, Dive right in anyway!

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