EC&I Manager

EC&I Manager role based in Cheshire. Working for a chemical manufacturing organisation based at a Top Tier COMAH site

Client Details

Our client is a well established chemical manufacturing company with operations based in Cheshire

Description

As the Electrical & Control Instrumentation Maintenance Manager, you will be a hands-on Engineer as well as a leader. You will plan, document and manage the maintenance of all electrical & instrumentation on site, making sure all scheduled maintenance is completed on time and within budget, utilising the site asset management system.

� A hands-on reactive maintenance Engineer on production instrumentation as and when failures occur, leading the LOTO / electrical isolations on site;

� Responsible person for HV & LV works undertaken on site.

� Proactive scheduled maintenance to minimise the reactive maintenance including but not limited to ;

o Ownership of site EC&I standards and their continuous improvement;

o Development of the site SCADA systems and their maintenance, working closely with the site IT department & current Automation Engineers.

o Ownership of Thor compliance to BS EN 61508 & 61511, SIL systems on site and their maintenance;

o Ownership of compliance to DSEAR installation on site and their verification.

o Ownership of all instrumentation calibration and loop checks;

o Legislative compliance,

o Working closely with the Engineering Manager and Production Planner to maximise efficiency of working.

� Agreeing the timescales, costs and resources required on site;

� Being part of the project team for all new projects on site;

� Negotiating/ liaising with contractors and suppliers for materials and services

� Reporting regularly on progress to the senior managers.

� Managing maintenance projects from initiation to completion, overseeing and supervising site work.

� Working with new projects running Electrically biased FEED studies, detailed design and installations;

� Arranging Invoices & Purchase orders against pre authorised budgets.

� To work with the Process/Project team to ensure projects are formally closed off on completion.

� Identify any potential areas of slippage in the programme and suggest a corrective course of action to team members.

� Escalate problems quickly to the Operations Manager and help to identify and instigate solutions.

� Ensure all projects adhere to Electrical, control & instrumentation; Health and Safety legislation;

� Ensure daily communication with the maintenance team and Production Manager.

� Carry out health and safety inspections with the H&S Manager.

� Being part of the site COMAH team, as a technical lead.

� Adhering to all Thor Specialities (UK) Limited policies and procedures

Profile

Electrical Control & Instrumentation Maintenance Manager , you will need:

� Excellent organizational, planning and time management skills;

� Logical thinking with creative problem-solving ability;

� Great attention to detail;

� Good communication and negotiation skills;

� Understanding of budget control;

� The ability to work well with others and lead a team;

� Computer literacy;

� Understanding of risk assessments/ method statements.

You will be qualified to degree standard in Electrical Engineering or similar or have a proven track record with relevant City & Guilds certification minimum of

� C&G 18th Edition,

� C&G Electrical Installation

� DSEAR/ COMPEX

Knowledge or suitable training in the following would be advantageous:

� IEC 61508/61511

� Siemens S7

� Software development (SCADA)

� Knowledge of UK Legislation (particularly CDM, HSWA)

� Health & Safety awareness and ability to ensure all comply with safety rules in the team

Job Offer

�60,000 to �80,000 depending on current salary and experience