Maintenance Engineer

Reed Specialist Recruitment; Penicuik; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency is seeking a Maintenance Technician in Penicuik. The role involves maintaining and servicing various plant equipment including specialized scientific kit. Candidates should have a strong trades background, a full driving licence, and be prepared to operate across diverse settings. Key benefits include 37 days of annual leave and a generous pension contribution.

Benefits

37 days annual leave

15% employer pension contribution

On-call allowance

Overtime pay for call outs

Qualifications

• Strong technical background required for maintaining diverse plant equipment.
• Some experience with scientific equipment preferred.
• Ability to work in various settings including laboratories and workshops.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service and repair all plant and equipment on site.
• Operate across diverse settings including workshops and laboratories.
• Participate in an on-call rota with one week in five on-call schedule.

Skills

Time-served trades background

Full driving licence

Experience with water treatment systems

Experience with air handling units

Experience with effluent treatment plant

Experience with steam generators

Experience with autoclaves

Experience with steam sterilizers

Job description

Overview

Reed Engineering are working alongside a facilities provider who are looking to add a Maintenance Technician to their team on a full-time, permanent basis.

You will be working as part of a team on a static basis covering an estate in the Penicuik area dedicated to scientific research. Your role will be to maintain, service and repair all plant and equipment on site some of which is specialist scientific kit.

Work will be carried out in a variety of settings including: workshops, warehouses, office space, surgeries, lecture theatres, farmland, laboratories and animal enclosures. You will participate in an on-call rota one week in every five.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service and repair all plant and equipment on site, including specialist scientific kit.
• Operate across a variety of settings including workshops, warehouses, office space, surgeries, lecture theatres, farmland, laboratories and animal enclosures.
• Contribute to on-call rota with one week in five on-call schedule.

Qualifications / Experience

• Time-served trades background
• Full driving licence
• Desirable: experience with one or more of the following systems:
  • Water treatment systems
  • Air handling units (belt driven)
  • Effluent treatment plant
  • Steam generators
  • Autoclaves
  • Steam sterilizers

Benefits

• 37 days annual leave
• 15% employer pension contribution
• On-call allowance with overtime paid for any call outs
• Overtime rate

If this is something that you'd like to discuss further, apply today for a further conversation