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Mechanical Technician - Power Station

MC Technical Recruitment Ltd
Posted 16 days ago, valid for 3 days
Location

Ardley, Oxfordshire OX27 7PF, England

Salary

£50,645 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Mechanical Technician position focuses on maintenance at an Energy from Waste power station in North Oxfordshire.
  • The role offers a salary of up to £50,645, along with a site bonus of up to 10% and additional benefits.
  • Candidates should possess at least 2 years of post-apprenticeship experience in a hands-on maintenance role within a heavy process industry.
  • Key responsibilities include fault finding, repair work, and maintaining accurate records using a CMMS.
  • The job requires a relevant engineering qualification at NVQ/ONC level 3 in mechanical engineering or a similar field.

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.

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