Electrical Engineer
Electrical Engineer Control and Instrumentation
Selby, North Yorkshire YO8
£depending on experience but extremely competitive
Commutable from Leeds, Doncaster, York, Goole, East Riding, Beverley or Pocklington
40-hour week Monday – Friday 08:00-16:30 plus rota based on-call system
On call rota £200/week indemnity – Saturday morning 2 hours paid x1.5– Sunday morning 2 hours paid x2 rate.
The Role
Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are looking for an experienced Electrical Control and Instrumentation Engineer to join a growing Engineering team based in Selby, North Yorkshire. You will provide electrical and instrumentation; repair and maintenance service, and will operate the Electrical Plant, Peaking Generators, Steam Raising Plant and Water Treatment Plant in an efficient, safe manner monitoring plant conditions and keeping operating costs to a minimum.
What you will be doing
Run the day to day operations of Boilers, Gas Turbines (CHP plants) and Reverse Osmosis skids
Monitoring boiler and water treatment plant and adjusting settings as conditions require.
Monitoring running conditions of the burning of process gas and adjusting fuel combinations to suit steam requirements and process gas availability. Planning by liaison with Production regarding the steam availability and requirement and under certain conditions the level of electricity which is available for site usage.
Liaison with Engineering and Production departments regarding breakdowns and routine maintenance.
Effectively carry out planned, predictive and reactive electrical maintenance of the plant, ensuring that all equipment is maintained correctively and in a timely manner in order for production to operate efficiently
Fault finding, Testing, Calibration, Installation & Commissioning of our broad range of process instrumentation
Isolation of all electrical plant to comply with permit to work procedure.
Carry out fault diagnosis and rectification solutions.
Electrical installation and commissioning of new and repaired machinery and equipment;
Carry out all work safely, in accordance with site safety procedures and trade related working practices.
HV switching and operations (training provided)
What skills and experience do you need
A recognised electrical/C&I engineering apprenticeship ideally gained in a heavy process industry
Higher Certificate (HNC) in an electrical/automation discipline is desirable or the ability to demonstrate suitable experience in a similar role
Able to prove competency in all forms of isolation, electrical safety and safe panel entry
Good understanding of electrical installation/schematics and requirements
Electrical and instrumentation diagnosing/fault finding
Carrying out electrical and instrumentation repairs/replacement
Experience in an instrumentation maintenance
HV switching and operations experience or willingness to learn it (training provided)
Experience in running operation on CHP plants or willingness to learn it (training provided)
Be able to work unsupervised when tasked to do so, and to organise the work of others, where relevant, in response to the site needs.
You will have a "hands on" approach, and the ability to see a job through to completion
Ability to prioritise own workload
Flexible and adaptable approach
Benefits
Salary depending on experience
40-hour week Monday – Friday
On call rota £200/week indemnity – Saturday morning 2 hours paid x1.5– Sunday morning 2 hours paid x2 rate.
32 holidays per year inclusive of Bank Holidays
Generous Pension Scheme
Private Healthcare Scheme
Life Assurance Scheme
If you would like to apply for the role of Electrical Engineer, then please email your CV to or call Deb on (phone number removed)
Closing date is 9.10.2025 Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.
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Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future