Mechanical Technician - Power Generation

Mechanical Technician – Power Station
Circa £45,700 + on call allowance + bonus + benefits
Glasgow

MC Technical Recruitment are recruiting for a Mechanical Technician join the maintenance department of an energy from waste power station in Glasgow. The Mechanical Technician will be responsible for the execution of all mechanical maintenance activities across the site to ensure maximum plant availability.

Roles and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Mechanical Engineer, responsibilities will include:

• Fault finding, repair work and planned and unplanned maintenance on all mechanical assets to maximise plant availability. This includes pumps, gearboxes, valves, fans, conveyors etc
• Working alongside other Technicians to ensure an accurate daily schedule is produced and worked to
• Supervising and directing site contractors when required
• Assisting during site outages / shutdowns
• Identifying areas of improvement to improve plant efficiency and reliability
• Maintaining accurate records using the site CMMS

This role involves working Monday to Friday days with on call 1 week in 4

Experience and Qualifications

• An apprenticeship in mechanical engineering or similar along with a relevant engineering qualification at HNC/ONC/C&G level
• Proven hands-on maintenance experience across mechanical maintenance in a heavy process environment – power plant, refinery, paper mill, steel works, chemical or manufacturing site etc.
• Practical hands-on maintenance experience with mechanical plant – pumps, compressors, gearboxes, fans etc
• Experience using CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management Systems)
• Knowledge of relevant legislation e.g., health and safety and environmental etc.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the growing energy from waste sector. The role comes with the following:

• A competitive basic salary of £45,700
• A call out allowance of £2,340 (call out is 1 in 4 weeks)
• Private medical
• Overtime
• Company pension
• Bonus

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.