Energy-from-Waste Mechanical Technician (Slough)

Taylor Hopkinson Limited; Slough; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical and dental

Income protection

4x salary death in service

Up to 10% contributory pension

On-call bonus

Job summary

Taylor Hopkinson Limited is seeking an experienced Mechanical Technician for an Energy from Waste facility in Slough. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance across plant systems, diagnose faults and support outages, contributing to reliability and safety on site.

The role requires a Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship, heavy-industry maintenance experience, and knowledge of gearboxes, conveyors, valves, steam and hydraulics. IOSH Safety credentials are desirable.

Qualifications

• A recognised Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship or equivalent essential.
• Mechanical maintenance experience within a heavy industrial or process environment.
• Strong knowledge of gearboxes, conveyors, valves, steam systems and hydraulics.
• Experience in fault finding, preventative maintenance, maintenance planning and outage support.
• Desirable: Experience in Energy from Waste, power generation, biomass or related heavy process environments.
• IOSH Managing Safely and/or HNC/HND are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive mechanical maintenance and repairs across plant systems and equipment.
• Diagnose mechanical faults and implement effective repairs.
• Inspect, lubricate, adjust and maintain equipment to maximise plant reliability.
• Work across conveyors, gearboxes, valves, steam and hydraulic systems.
• Plan, execute and document maintenance activities.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure safe systems of work and HSEQ compliance.
• Support planned shutdowns and outage maintenance activities.
• Identify and report plant defects, hazards and non-compliance.

Skills

Gearboxes

Conveyors

Valves

Steam systems

Hydraulics

Fault finding

Maintenance planning

Outage support

Education

Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship

IOSH Managing Safely

HNC/HND in Engineering

Job description

Taylor Hopkinson Limited is seeking an experienced Mechanical Technician for an Energy from Waste facility in Slough. You will perform planned and reactive maintenance across plant systems, diagnose faults and support outages, contributing to reliability and safety on site.

The role requires a Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship, heavy-industry maintenance experience, and knowledge of gearboxes, conveyors, valves, steam and hydraulics. IOSH Safety credentials are desirable.