Job Description
At Bakelite, you’ll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today.
We’re Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you’ll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between. With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world’s most challenging demands.
Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World.
It’s Better with Bakelite.
European Engineering Technician
(all genders)
What does a typical day look like? These are your main tasks:
The European Engineering Technician is the regional support for Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation (EC&I), supporting European manufacturing sites in, electrical integrity, spares management and technical standardization. The role manages spares, assists with commissioning and fault diagnosis, and drives best practices in EC&I project design and maintenance. Through collaboration and technical advice, the technician will ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations across all sites.
What exciting challenges will you take on in this role? These are your Job Responsibilities
EC&I Capital Project Design
• Assist in the design and execution of EC&I capital projects.
• Support internal delivery of detailed design to reduce external resource costs.
• Contribute to scope development and technical documentation for EI programs.
• Understand the principles of equipment selection to include
◦ cable selection
◦ ATEX equipment selection
◦ Motor sizing
◦ VSD selection
◦ Instrumentation
• Ability to undertake and lead EU Atex inspections and pass knowledge onto site personnel
Best in Class Spares Management
• Manage a master register for common site spares across all sites in Europe.
• Work with sites to track and manage spares on EU sites
• Work with purchasing to manage purchase spares which are common across all sites
• Work with the Mechanical integrity pillar to achieve best in class maintenance programs
• Ability to integrate common spare parts into existing panels
• Solid understanding and implementation techniques of condition monitoring into existing equipment.
Electrical Integrity Program Support
• Contribute to lifecycle strategy for electrical infrastructure.
• Apply knowledge in cable calculations, fault studies, ATEX equipment selection, and maintenance best practices.
• Help safeguard long-term productivity and improve energy efficiency.
• Support proactive EI program management to prevent failures and reduce downtime risks.
• Good understanding of electrical maintenance procedures and engineering best practices
• Ability to read technical documentation and review data to diagnose faults at a preliminary stage before catastrophic failure.
EC&I Technical Standards Development
• Support the development and roll-out of standardized EC&I design, installation, and commissioning practices.
• Promote harmonized engineering solutions across European sites to reduce rework and improve efficiency.
Commissioning
• Assist with commissioning activities across European sites
• Ability to drive best Engineering practices across European sites
• Drive high standards of H&S when undertaking commissioning and site based activities with an ability to convey to others
• Support all EU sites in fault diagnosis of complex EC&I technical faults
• Ability to understand and read electrical schematics.
Discipline Engineering Support
• Provide expert EC&I support to sites, increasing internal capacity.
• Assist with site compliance, authority engagement, and improvement initiatives.
What is required to be successful in this role? (Education & Experience):
• Completion of a technical apprenticeship with a focus on Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation (EC&I)
• Academic qualification (e.g., HNC, HND, Bachelor’s degree) in an engineering-related discipline is desirable.
• Certifications: Compex or equivalent ATEX certifications or proven experience.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a maintenance role within an industrial or engineering environment
• Proven experience supporting and delivering EC&I projects, including commissioning and technical fault diagnosis.
Travel for periods within Europe (typical duration 1 week) when business requires.
Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to an employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.
