Industrial Mechanical Maintenance Technician: Training

Discover Recruitment; Workington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Bonus on your salary

Group Life Assurance

Job summary

Discover Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to support a busy production facility in Workington, Cumbria. The role covers planned, preventative and reactive maintenance to ensure safe and reliable plant operation.

You will work with rotating and static mechanical equipment, maintain pumps and valves, and contribute to equipment reliability, continuous improvement and high engineering standards. The position offers a competitive salary (£42,439.45 per annum) and benefits.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Engineering apprenticeship completed or equivalent experience.
• Experience with rotating equipment, pipework and industrial systems.
• Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Experience using a CMMS.
• Strong fault finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in manufacturing, energy or heavy industrial environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned, preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance.
• Install, repair and overhaul rotating and static equipment.
• Maintain pumps, valves, pipework, bearings, seals and plant equipment.
• Support fault finding and root cause analysis.
• Develop and improve maintenance routines.
• Record maintenance activities in CMMS accurately.
• Identify spare parts requirements and assist inventory control.
• Collaborate with production and engineering to minimise downtime.
• Support lean maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain health, safety and environmental standards.
• Provide technical support and mentor colleagues.

Skills

Fault finding

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Maintenance planning

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Completed an engineering apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Discover Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to support a busy production facility in Workington, Cumbria. The role covers planned, preventative and reactive maintenance to ensure safe and reliable plant operation.

You will work with rotating and static mechanical equipment, maintain pumps and valves, and contribute to equipment reliability, continuous improvement and high engineering standards. The position offers a competitive salary (£42,439.45 per annum) and benefits.