Facilities Technician: Day Shift HVAC & Electrical

DCS Recruitment; St Athan; Remote; GBP 37,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Recruitment is seeking a Facilities Technician for a permanent role at a manufacturing site in St Athan, South Wales. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance of building fabric, HVAC systems, electrical distribution and plant room equipment.

The ideal candidate has an electrical or mechanical engineering background with NVQ Level 2 and preferably HNC/NVQ Level 3. The position offers a day shift (39 hours) with a salary of £37,000–£42,000 DOE plus overtime.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• HNC/NVQ Level 3 in Engineering is desirable.
• Experience in facilities, maintenance or engineering environment.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of HVAC systems including AHUs, ACUs and FCUs.
• Knowledge of LV electrical systems.
• Understanding of H&S systems and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance across site facilities and infrastructure
• Undertake reactive maintenance and fault finding, prioritising work based on criticality
• Repair and maintain building fabric, HVAC systems, electrical distribution and plant room equipment
• Identify and report additional reactive maintenance requirements
• Support improvements to existing PPM systems and maintenance processes
• Identify opportunities to improve working practices and customer assets
• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely and in line with relevant H&S requirements
• Complete and adhere to appropriate risk assessments and method statements
• Support the implementation of contingency procedures for equipment and asset breakdowns
• Manage and coordinate subcontractors in line with site requirements
• Support the achievement of departmental KPIs and contractual targets
• Work collaboratively with the wider technical team and subcontractors
• Provide support to out-of-hours reactive maintenance when required

Skills

HVAC systems

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Fault finding

LV electrical systems

Problem solving

Communication

Independent working

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

HNC/NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

Tools

AHUs

FCUs

F-Gas knowledge

Refrigeration

Compressed air systems

Job description

DCS Recruitment is seeking a Facilities Technician for a permanent role at a manufacturing site in St Athan, South Wales. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance of building fabric, HVAC systems, electrical distribution and plant room equipment.

The ideal candidate has an electrical or mechanical engineering background with NVQ Level 2 and preferably HNC/NVQ Level 3. The position offers a day shift (39 hours) with a salary of £37,000–£42,000 DOE plus overtime.