Lead E&I Technician

Natara Global is seeking a Lead E&I Technician to oversee the installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical and instrumentation systems and equipment. This role ensures all plant systems operate safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with regulatory standards. As Lead E&I Technician, you’ll also mentor team members and coordinate daily activities to support both production and maintenance objectives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee and support a team of technicians in executing electrical and instrumentation (E/I) work safely and effectively across all plant systems.
  • Perform assembly, installation, maintenance, testing, and disassembly of electrical/control equipment (motors, drives, switchgear, sensors, transmitters, control valves, panels).
  • Supervise and carry out preventative and corrective maintenance to ensure continuous system reliability and performance.
  • Diagnose electrical and instrumentation faults and identify root causes.
  • Safely remove, replace, or repair faulty components.
  • Lead Return To Service (RTS) activities ensuring proper testing and verification before returning equipment to operation.
  • Read and interpret engineering drawings, P&IDs, specifications, technical manuals, and schedules.
  • Apply technical data to complete tasks efficiently and accurately.
  • Ensure compliance with legislation, industry regulations, and company-specific safety/environmental policies.
  • Promote safe work practices and manage permit-to-work systems.
  • Ensure tasks are performed with a full understanding of the consequences of improper execution.
  • Train and mentor junior team members.
  • Support skill development and promote a strong safety and performance culture.
  • Identify system defects, performance anomalies, and opportunities for modification.
  • Maintain accurate records, including updating and distributing ‘as-built’ documentation in line with organisational standards

Qualifications and Requirements 

  • ECITB or other relevant apprenticeship, or HNC/D with appropriate experience
  • Valid CompEx Inspection certificate (Ex01-04) & Electricity at Work Regulations
  • Given the hazardous chemical nature of the working environment within the business, the overall risk control strategy will usually require instrumentation & control technicians to be familiar with, and work within, a formal Permit to Work (PTW) system.
  • Compliance with a specific company or site Safety Management System (SMS) will also be required. Instrumentation & control technicians will be expected to have knowledge and experience of fire and gas detection, process safety protection systems and emergency shutdown systems.
  • A working knowledge of food industry practices would be beneficial
  • In addition to the core technical competence tests, fully competent electrical maintenance technicians will be expected to have achieved:
    • Relay protection training
    • LV/HV switching and isolating procedures training
    • HV Authorisation

Schedule

Day Shift – core hours 08:00 – 16:00

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday (increasing with service)
  • Private Medical Insurance (from day one)
  • Life Insurance 4 x Annual Salary
  • Company Pension (5% employer contribution)
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
  • Employee Referral Scheme (worth £2,000 per successful referral)
  • Long Service Awards
  • Health & Wellbeing Programme
  • On-site parking

To apply

Please send a cover letter and cv to recruitment@natara-global.com