Instrument & Electrical (I&E) Lead
Location: Hartlepool, Co Durham
Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time
Closing Date: Sep 11th, 2026
Ref: 1702095
Wolviston Management Services are recruiting on behalf of Tioxide Materials Ltd for 2 Instrument & Electrical (I&E) Leads to join their Engineering team at their manufacturing facility in Greatham, Hartlepool, please see details below;
Job Purpose:
The I&E Lead is responsible for leading and developing the site Instrument and Electrical maintenance team while ensuring the safe, compliant and reliable operation of plant assets.
The role combines maintenance planning and frontline technical execution, with approximately 60% of time focused on planning, coordination and work preparation activities and 40% dedicated to hands-on inspection, testing, maintenance, fault finding, commissioning and reliability improvement activities.
The position plays a key role in improving asset performance, reducing plant downtime, supporting statutory compliance and delivering safe and effective maintenance execution.
Roles and Responsibilities:
◆ Team Leadership & Supervision: Lead, coach and develop a team of I&E Technicians, ensuring maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently and in accordance with site standards and priorities.
◆ Maintenance Planning & Work Management: Develop detailed, executable maintenance plans and SAP work orders, defining scope, labour, materials, specialist services, isolations, test equipment and contractor requirements to ensure high-quality work preparation and efficient execution.
◆ Maintenance Execution: Undertake and support planned and emergent electrical, instrumentation and control maintenance activities, including fault diagnosis, testing, calibration, commissioning and troubleshooting of plant equipment and control systems.
◆ Shutdown & Outage Support: Lead planning and delivery of I&E activities during shutdowns and major outages, ensuring resources, materials and contractor requirements are effectively coordinated.
◆ Reliability & Continuous Improvement: Drive reliability improvements through defect elimination, root cause investigations, maintenance strategy reviews and identification of opportunities to reduce reactive maintenance and improve asset performance.
◆ Safety, Compliance & Standards: Ensure all work complies with site EHSQ requirements, permit-to-work procedures, electrical safety standards, hazardous area requirements, statutory inspections and COMAH obligations.
◆ Stakeholder & Contractor Coordination: Coordinate activities with Operations, Engineering, Stores, Contractors and Vendors to ensure maintenance work is safely planned, resourced and delivered with minimal disruption to production.
Experience and Qualifications:
Essential
- HNC/HND, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Electrical, Instrumentation, Control Engineering or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in electrical and instrumentation maintenance within a chemical, process, manufacturing or heavy industrial environment.
- Experience leading technicians or holding supervisory responsibility within a maintenance environment.
- Strong working knowledge of electrical, instrumentation and control systems.
- Experience using SAP PM or equivalent maintenance management systems.
- Strong fault-finding, testing and commissioning capability.
- Knowledge of safe systems of work, permit-to-work and statutory compliance requirements.
Desirable
- COMAH site experience.
- Experience with DeltaV, MOD300 or equivalent control systems.
- Reliability-Centred Maintenance (RCM) knowledge.
- CompEx, HV/LV Authorisation or related specialist qualifications.
- Shutdown and turnaround planning experience.
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.
