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Mechanical Field Service Engineer.

Reed
Posted 4 days ago, valid for 11 days
Location

Northwich, Cheshire CW8 4EY, England

Salary

£175 - £278 per day

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position of Mechanical Field Service Engineer (FSE) at United Utilities is based in Northwich Wastewater Treatment Works and offers a day rate of £175 PAYE or £278 Umbrella for a rolling contract of 6 months.
  • The role involves mechanical maintenance and technical support for wastewater assets, requiring both proactive and reactive maintenance in a fast-paced environment.
  • Candidates must have experience as a time-served apprentice or equivalent with academic qualifications ideally to HNC or minimum ONC in a relevant technical area, alongside a valid driving license.
  • The job requires the ability to work independently or as part of a team, with responsibilities including fault analysis, compliance with health and safety regulations, and participation in an out-of-hours standby rota.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and experience with PLC systems are essential, with the role also involving work in confined spaces and potential diversification into specialized maintenance areas.

Company: United Utilities

Job: Mechanical FSE

Location: Northwich Wastewater Treatment Works, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 4EG

Day rate: £175 per day PAYE/ £278 per day Umbrella

Contract length: 6 months rolling

Job Details:

You will be responsible for mechanical maintenance and technical support to the Wastewater Water Production team to repair and maintain Wastewater assets.

You will be working in a fast-paced modern maintenance environment, providing proactive, planned and reactive support in all aspects of your field of expertise, to ensure compliance with company, statutory and regulatory requirements at the same time minimising environmental impact.

Job Accountabilities

As the role can require lone working you will need to be comfortable working alone or as part of a team.

The role will also include working in confined spaces as well as the opportunity to provide input into capital and operational projects to ensure assets fully meet operational and maintenance requirements.

Participation in an out of hour's standby rota is also a requirement. Your duties will include the following:

  • To implement an efficient Mechanical maintenance and installation service.
  • To analyse faults, rectify and ensure correct operation of Mechanical and systems-based equipment.
  • To perform planned and proactive maintenance activities.
  • To ensure compliance with all Health & Safety regulations and internal company policies
  • To maintain required financial control of a pre-defined budgets.
  • To provide reliable, accurate and complete asset performance and repair information.
  • To analyse and recommend solutions to recurring maintenance problems.
  • Ensure that throughout your career that the required skills, competence and recency in all relevant subject matter are maintained

Knowledge and Skills

To be successful in this role you must be a time served apprentice or equivalent, supported with academic qualifications ideally to HNC or minimum ONC equivalent in an electrical and instrumentation technical area. To be considered for this role you must have:

  • A valid driving licence
  • The ability to work in a team but also alone, be resilient, self-motivated, with strong problem-solving skills and possess the required technical competence
  • Able and willing to diversify into specialised areas of maintenance, as required, such as but not limited to chlorine gas systems and high voltage installations
  • Diagnostic, organisational, planning, communication and computer skills
  • Industry Experience
  • Experience of PLC,systems and associated networks to perform fault diagnostics, assist with disaster recovery and small system modifications

To be considered for this role, please forward an up-to-date CV

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.