Maintenance Technician

Merlin; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (including bank)

Merlin Annual Passes – 6 per year

Merlin Magic Pass – 20 free tickets

Discretionary Company bonus

Private pension

Employee discounts: LEGO & retail

Training and development

Job summary

Merlin's SEA LIFE London Aquarium is seeking a robust Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to ensure the safe, continuous operation of life support systems, exhibits and building infrastructure.

You will conduct planned preventive maintenance, fault-find on mechanical, electrical and control systems, and manage lighting, HVAC and water treatment tasks in a busy public venue. This permanent role requires hands-on problem solving, safety awareness, and the ability to work early or late shifts.

Qualifications

• Proven engineering experience in factory, manufacturing or heavy industrial settings.
• Relevant technical qualifications and a hands-on maintenance background.
• Strong fault-finding across mechanical and electrical domains.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service, and repair high-flow pumps and life support systems.
• Perform planned preventative maintenance on mechanical plant equipment.
• Maintain and troubleshoot lighting systems across exhibits and public zones.
• Conduct PLC fault finding on automated controls.
• Schedule PPM for AHUs, AC, chillers and extract fans.

Skills

Mechanical faultfinding

Electrical faultfinding

Heavy lifting

PPM scheduling

Safety awareness

Public venue operations

Education

Degree / City & Guilds / ONC / NVQ Level 3 or BTEC

Tools

PLC controls

DMX lighting systems

AHUs / Chillers systems

Job description

What you'll bring to the team

We have a new opportunity for a robust, hands-on, Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our operations team at SEA LIFE London Aquarium. You'll be ensuring the smooth, safe, and continuous operation of our aquarium life support systems, exhibits, as well as our building infrastructure.

This is a permanent position, ideal for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer who possesses a strong background in perhaps a factory or industrial setting, where fault-finding, preventative maintenance, and rapid breakdown response are paramount and therefore second nature.

Being the Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer in this position will see you take ownership of key duties such as:

• Maintaining, servicing, and repairing various high-flow pumps and critical marine life support systems (LSS).
• Conducting planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on mechanical plant equipment.
• Maintaining and troubleshooting general lighting and specialized DMX lighting systems across all exhibit areas and public zones.
• Performing PLC fault finding and diagnostic checks on automated control systems.
• Carry out scheduled PPM for Air Handling Units (AHUs), AC units, chillers, and extract fans.

In addition, the Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer will be required to perform general facility repairs, including routine door repairs as and when required. You'll oversee and maintain toilet functionality, including unblocking and minor plumbing repairs.

You will be working on a rotating shift pattern consisting of early and late schedules;

• Early Shift: 08:00 - 16:00
• Late Shift: 12:00 - 20:00

Qualifications & Experience

We require the appointed Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to possess the following;

• Proven working history as an engineer within a factory, manufacturing, or heavy industrial background.
• A Degree, City & Guilds or ONC, NVQ Level 3 or BTEC equivalent
• To hold the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding capabilities.
• Be familiar with PLC controls, HVAC/chiller systems, and fluid/pumping mechanics.
• A proactive "can-do" attitude with experience managing heavy PPM schedules.

The ability to work effectively in a high-traffic public venue will be very important in this role, equally to have the right health and safety awareness will be important.

You will be on your feet for most of the day, there will be lots of working as well as climbing stairs and ladders in this role. At times you will need to manoeuvre in awkward / sight places to be able to reach a work area you are concerned with.

There will also be a degree of manual handling, such as needing to carry 20 kilos bags of salt when needing to maintain the water softener for instance, and this could be multiple bags and a long distance.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) with ability to buy more
• ‘Enjoy the Ride’ Merlin Annual Passes - 6 in total per year, 1 for you, plus 5 to gift to loved ones!
• Merlin Magic Pass - 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all our Merlin Attractions across the world rising to 40 after a year's service
• Discretionary Company bonus
• Private pension scheme
• 40% discount online off LEGO
• 25% discount in our on-site retail shops and restaurants
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Plus, many more…

At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters!

Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.

Pay Range

Competitive