E&I/Automation Technician

NEXTCHEM is MAIRE’s company dedicated to Sustainable Technology Solutions. We are an innovation-driven group that provides technologies and combines engineering excellence to enable scalable industrial development. Leveraging deep expertise across nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon management, fuels, chemicals and polymers, we develop and scale innovative solutions that help industries reduce emissions, optimize resources and shaping a low-carbon future. To learn more:

The candidate will become part of NEXTCHEM’s Excellence Center in Montorio al Vomano (TE), having the opportunity to work on the first-of-its-kind industrial plant for the depolymerization of plastics, operating on a novel technology to fully enable the energy transition.

Key responsibilities

• Performs straightforward maintenance tasks, troubleshooting, and repairs on electrical, instrumentation, and automation equipment, following the guidelines of the Responsible.
• Calibrates instruments to ensure accurate measurements and readings.
• Identifies and resolves failure modes in electrical and automation systems.
• Maintains the Electrical & Instrumentation Maintenance action list and spare parts inventory.
• Drafts instrumentation setting procedures and shares them with the Plant Manager and Team.
• PLC base knowledge and Control system troubleshooting.
• Standard PLC Protocols Knowledge: Modbus TCP/IP, Profinet, etc.
• Experience with HMI Control Panel.
• P&ID and Electrical drawings Knowledge.

Requirements and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in technical subjects,
• At least 4/8 years of experience in E&I/Automation,
• Good English speaker and writer,
• Strong attention to details,
• Adaptability, entrepreneurship and working with method,
• Ability to work under pressure in an environment where priorities must be continually re-evaluated and adapted as possible.

Contract Type and Classification

• Contract type: Permanent
• Applicable collective agreement (NCLC): Chemical and Chemical-Pharmaceutical (identification code B011)
• Job classification level: White Collar, consistent with job requirements and applicable Collective Agreement

Compensation

The initial gross annual salary for this position, paid over 14 monthly installments, will be € 43.000,00

• The compensation package will include the applicable elements of the Collective Agreement as well as benefits provided under company agreements, including flexible benefits and a participation bonus.
• Any additional variable components and/or benefits, regulated by Standards, Policies and/or company agreements, will be illustrated during the selection process.

Equal Opportunities

This job opportunity is open to all individuals, in compliance with the principle of equal opportunities and non-discrimination, in accordance with applicable regulations.

Transparency Statement

At the end of the selection process, the Company reserves the right to make an offer with a job level and/or gross annual salary different from what is indicated in this job posting, consistently with the candidate’s professional experience and technical and soft skills.

Any deviation from the information provided in the job posting will be justified by objective and verifiable elements that emerged during the selection process, including:

• Professional experience significantly higher/lower than the target profile
• Additional specialized skills relevant to the role
• Scope and complexity of responsibilities assigned in the final job configuration
• Alignment with internal grading system and consistency with comparable roles
• Outcomes of technical evaluations and/or assessments used in the selection process

Regulatory Compliance

The decision is:

• taken in compliance with the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value pursuant to Legislative Decree 96/2026 and EU Directive 2023/960
• consistent with the applicable National Collective Bargaining Agreement
• compliant with the values and principles set out in the Group Code of Ethics and in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Policy