Electrical & Instrument Engineers (E&I Engineer)

Wolviston Management Services are recruiting on behalf of Tioxide Materials Ltd for 4 Electrical & Instrument Engineers (E&I Engineers) to join their Engineering team at their manufacturing facility in Greatham, Hartlepool, please see details below;
  
Job Purpose:
The Electrical & Instrument Engineer provides technical electrical, instrumentation and control engineering support to maximise plant availability, improve reliability performance and support effective problem-solving across the manufacturing asset.
The role is responsible for specifying E&I repairs, supporting maintenance and outage activity, assessing engineering risks associated with modifications and contributing to continuous improvement, safety, compliance and long-term asset integrity.
  
Roles and Responsibilities:
◆ Technical Engineering Support: Provide technical E&I engineering support to plant teams, taking an active role in troubleshooting, technical investigations and problem-solving activities to improve plant reliability and availability.
◆ Equipment Repair Specifications: Complete detailed technical specifications for plant electrical equipment and instrument repairs, ensuring work is appropriately planned, approved and completed to the required engineering standard.
◆ Maintenance & Outage Support: Support planned maintenance events and outages by providing E&I technical input, resolving emergent issues and specifying emergent work where required.
◆ Reliability Improvement: Identify and implement reliability improvement opportunities, using current technologies and engineering best practice to improve capacity, reduce costs, enhance product quality and strengthen long-term asset performance.
◆ Safety & Risk Management: Provide E&I engineering input to safety reviews, safety committees, risk assessments and incident investigations, ensuring actions are completed effectively and engineering risks are appropriately managed.
◆ Asset Life Planning: Maintain and update area E&I life plans, ensuring timely recommendations are made for capital replacement, repair or improvement of electrical, instrumentation and control assets.
◆ Management of Change: Ensure plant modifications are subject to thorough E&I engineering assessment, with changes to technology, operating methods, maintenance methods, equipment or staffing evaluated to mitigate engineering risk.
◆ Engineering Standards & Culture: Promote adherence to site engineering standards, a right-first-time approach and behaviours that support a positive values-based culture.
  
Experience and Qualifications:

Essential

• Relevant degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Control Engineering or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status, or actively working towards Chartered status.
• Minimum of 5 years' industry experience within an Upper Tier COMAH manufacturing, chemical or process environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical, instrumentation and control systems within a manufacturing or process plant setting.
• Knowledge of relevant standards associated with SIL assessment and the management and maintenance of Safety Instrumented Systems.
• Experience providing technical engineering support during plant troubleshooting, planned maintenance events, outages and emergent work.
• Experience contributing to safety reviews, risk assessments, incident investigations and engineering change assessments.
• Proven ability to analyse technical problems, identify root causes and implement effective corrective or improvement actions.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to mobilise technical contributors across Production, Engineering and Technical functions without necessarily having direct line management authority.

Desirable

• Knowledge of MOD300 and DeltaV DCS systems.
• Experience acting as, or training towards, Management of Change and Inhibits signatory responsibilities.
• Experience performing Duty E&I Manager responsibilities.
• Experience leading cross-functional problem-solving teams within a manufacturing or process environment.
• Experience developing or maintaining E&I life plans, including recommendations for CAPEX replacement, repair or improvement.
• Experience selecting and managing specialist E&I service providers.

  
Benefits
We offer a Workplace Pension Scheme via Legal & General, there is a 4% minimum employee contribution, the company will match your own contributions up to a maximum of 8%. We also allow employee Additional Voluntary Contributions to help you save for the future.
Private Medical Insurance (optional), Life Assurance and Income Protection are all included as contractual benefits with us, providing desired security where it matters most.
  
About the Organisation
Tioxide manufactures premium-performance titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments, marketed under the TIOXIDE® and DELTIO® brands, and supplied to customers worldwide across a range of essential applications.
Headquartered in Stockton-on-Tees in the UK, Tioxide combines more than 50 years of manufacturing heritage with advanced technical expertise, strong customer partnerships, and a commitment to continuous innovation.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of LB Group, the world's leading TiO2 pigment and titanium sponge manufacturer, Tioxide is entering an exciting new chapter. As the business continues to evolve, we are welcoming new talent to help build on our strong heritage and contribute to our future success.
At Tioxide, you'll have the chance to make a real impact in a business where people work together, take ownership, deliver on their commitments and continually look for better ways of doing things.
Whether you're starting your career or bringing years of experience, you'll be joining a business with a proud history, a supportive team and a clear vision for the future.