Instrument Electrical Technician

Petroineos ↗
Grangemouth, Scotland, Scotland £48k – £65k / yr Full Time 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Posted: 2026-07-25
Full Job Description

Petroineos Refining – OUR CHALLENGES ARE YOUR OPPORTUNITIES

Petroineos Refining and Trading is one of the largest independent refiners trading in Europe. As a joint venture between PetroChina and INEOS, established in 2011, we trade a comprehensive range of energy products and process more than 420,000 barrels of crude oil per day. We are a young and ambitious company with a dynamic approach to business and a strong drive for sustainable growth.

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Instrument and Electrical Technician to join our Maintenance Team in Grangemouth, on a permanent basis.

Purpose of the role:

To install, maintain, fault find, overhaul and improve instrument and electrical plant equipment to allow the manufacturing process to operate in a safe and reliable manner to meet the business demand.

To carry out aforementioned remit safely, efficiently and cost effectively while complying with all company procedures and international standards.

Key Accountabilities:

· Carry out all executable work in compliance with the RAP Net permit, work pack, procedure and/or method statement in an appropriate time as defined by the schedule.

· Carry out a dynamic risk assessment before any new task begins and at any appropriate time throughout the duration the task.

· Actively participate in the technical appraisal of new Work Orders & Service Requests to diagnose a remediation scope when requested.

· Carry out preparedness assessment of all future work scopes as requested taking appropriate action to close out issues as identified.

· Evaluate and communicate all fault finding investigation results defining the most appropriate solution taking into account availability and cost exposure to prevent reoccurrence.

· Promote and undertake predictive / preventive maintenance of equipment and actively support operations technicians using technical knowledge to increase reliability and availability of equipment.

· Be fully aware and compliant with Grangemouth Management Processes and the requirements this brings to a technicians roles and responsibilities.

· Promptly report back to shift supervisors in respect of any delays to and/or significant issues identified in allocated tasks to maximize personal/team productivity, improve the maintenance process and improve asset availability, reliability and efficiency.

· Liaise with external suppliers, OEM’s and third parties to identify spare parts, drawings, specialist tooling to improve maintenance activity execution

· Leave all worksites in a condition at least as good as found with regard to housekeeping with no site ever left in a condition below the expectations laid out in the Asset Care Audit process.

· Proactive daily feedback to the shift supervisor or Asset Scheduler updating on progress and/or completion of planned and emergent work scopes.

· Complete all required QA and Work Pack documentation as required. (E.g. Job Reports, PM check sheets, instrumentation reports, SIS test documents.)

· Proactively execute all CMMS expectations. This includes failure codes, job reports and WO progression and completion. Job reports should include a record all work carried out, plant condition when inspected and as built settings/clearances/dimensions etc.

· If requested, create or update maintenance documentation (removing mistakes or omissions) and if required, request the appropriate master documentation is updated following verification at the appropriate level (Supervisor / Planner / Engineer)

· Responsible for ensuring all daily workshop consumables and PPE are stocked and replenished as required.

· Take responsibility for your own personal development including actively driving your own competence and training whilst also fully engaging in the annual appraisal process including the delivery of personal objectives.

· Work to an agreed training plan to gain electrical authorisation to enable electrical scopes of work on 11KV rated installations.

· Requirements to work within the conditions of the plant. This includes but is not limited to working at height, working within confined spaces and using breathing apparatus.

· Be fully competent on all asset work shop machinery safe working practices including pre-use checks and routine maintenance requirements.

· Cover at least one non-core activity. These include COSHH Assessor, PUWER Assessor, Manual Handling Assessor, Apprentice Assessor, Safety Rep

· Lead on the daily training of apprentices within their asset area.

· Complete a 5 Why investigation for CEB work scopes.

· Demonstrate a detailed working knowledge of Maximo and Alfresco.

· When requested, participate in TBRA’s and/or constructability sessions.

Additional Accountabilities:

· Flexibility required to accommodate short-notice changes to working pattern to accommodate unplanned plant outages.

· Periods of shift work required to accommodate TAR outages.

· Periods of secondment within other site teams. (TAR, Reliability or Maintenance improvement.)

· Assessor to apprentices within the training program.

· Periods of training and stand-in for Supervisor and/or Planner.

· Periods of supervision of contractors whilst working alongside each other.

Education/Experience:

· Formal Instrument / Electrical Apprenticeship.

· SVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering (or equivalent.)

· SVQ Level 3 Instrument and Control Engineering (or equivalent.)

· HNC Electrical Engineering (or equivalent.)

· HNC Measurement and Control Engineering (or equivalent.)

· Capable of reading detailed technical drawings/diagrams, P&IDs, Electrical Schematics Drawings, Instrumentation Loop Drawings.

· Experience of working on a top tier COMAH site.

· Excellent communication skills.

· IT literate and proficient in computer systems.

· Experience of Maximo CMMS beneficial.

· Current driving license preferred.

Salary is dependent on relevant experience & will be discussed on an individual basis

In addition to a competitive salary, there are many other benefits including:

· Company pension scheme with generous terms

· Treat yourself with our employee discount scheme

· Year-round cycle-to-work scheme available

· Free on-site parking

· Staff restaurant

· Agile working

Internal candidates, please speak to your line manager prior to applying.

Please note Right to Work must be established if employment is offered.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

  • Canteen
  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
  • On-site parking
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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📋 Job Overview

Company Petroineos
Location Grangemouth, Scotland, Scotland
Salary £48k – £65k / yr
Job Type Full Time
Posted 2026-07-25
Deadline 2026-09-25
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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