Mechanical Technician - Power Station

Mechanical Technician – Power Station

Circa £30,000 - £39,000 + benefits

Eye, Suffolk

MC Technical Recruitment are currently seeking a Mechanical Technician to join the maintenance department of a biomass power station in Eye, Suffolk. 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

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 industries 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
• Ideally experience managing and directing contractors
• Experience using a CMMS (computerise maintenance management system)

Salary & Benefits

• This role comes with a basic salary up to £39,000 depending on experience
• Company pension
• Overtime available
• Site bonus
• 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