Mechanical Technician - Power Station in Ardley - CV-Library

Mechanical Technician – Energy from Waste

up to £50,645  bonus + benefits

North Oxfordshire area

MC Technical Recruitment are currently seeking a Mechanical Technician to join the maintenance department of an Energy from Waste power station in the Oxfordshire area. Since opening, the plant treats on average around 325,000 tonnes of non-recyclable each year. The Mechanical Technician will be responsible for the planning and execution of mechanical maintenance work across the site to ensure minimum downtime.

Roles and Responsibilities

As the Mechanical Technician, you will be responsible for:

Fault finding, repair work and planned & reactive maintenance on a wide range of mechanical plant equipment including pumps, valves, gearboxes, conveyors etc.
Assisting with outage planning and coordination
Maintaining accurate maintenance records using the CMMS
Providing technical support to the operations team when required
Working alongside other Technicians and Engineers with regards to plant projects and upgrades
Managing contractors when required
Other duties as required
This opportunity involves working 40 hours per week from Monday to Friday, with 24/7 on call breakdown duties 1 in every 4 weeks.

To be considered for this role you should have:

A relevant engineering qualification at NVQ/ONC/ level 3 ideally in mechanical engineering or similar
At least 2 years of post-apprenticeship experience working in a hands-on maintenance or servicing roles across a heavy process industry e.g. power station, chemical plant, paper mill, pharmaceutical or manufacturing site
Experience carrying out maintenance and repair work on pumps, valves, gearboxes, and other rotating machinery
Experience using a CMMS (computerise maintenance management system)
Some basic welding/fabrication skills would be desirable
Ideally experience managing and directing contractors
Experience using a CMMS (computerise maintenance management system)
Salary & Benefits

This role comes with a competitive basic salary of up £50,645
Company pension
Site bonus of up to 10%
If you are interested in this role, please apply via the link below or contact Steve at MC Technical Recruitment on (phone number removed)/ (url removed) for a confidential chat