Mechanical Technician - Power Station

Mechanical Technician – Power Station

Circa £44,135.50 + benefits

Lanark, Scotland

MC Technical Recruitment are recruiting for a Mechanical Technician to join an energy from waste power station in the Lanarkshire area in Scotland. This plant uses unique gasification technology to produce around 12MW of electricity for the grid.

The Mechanical Technician will be responsible for conducting planned and reactive maintenance work on all Mechanical assets across the power station to ensure maximum plant availability.

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

This opportunity will be working day shifts in a 4 on 4 off pattern

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)

What’s on offer?

• Excellent salary plus shift allowance totalling £44,135.50
• Private medical and dental cover
• Life assurance
• Over time (1.75x)
• Company pension scheme
• Additional holidays – 21 days
• The opportunity to work in the growing EFW industry

If you are interested in this role, please apply via the link below or contact Will at MC Technical Recruitment on (phone number removed) / (url removed) for a confidential chat.