Maintenance Technician

SEA LIFE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)

Merlin Annual Passes

Merlin Magic Pass

Discretionary Company bonus

Private pension scheme

40% LEGO discount

25% in-site shop/restaurant discount

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

SEA LIFE London Aquarium is seeking a hands-on Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to keep life support systems and building infrastructure running safely and smoothly.

You’ll perform preventative maintenance and rapid fault-finding on pumps, LSS, HVAC, and PLC-based controls, with early and late shifts, in a busy public venue.

Qualifications

• Proven working history as an engineer in factory/manufacturing/heavy industrial environment.
• Qualified with a Degree or City & Guilds / ONC / NVQ Level 3 / BTEC.
• Must hold 18th Edition Wiring Regulations qualification.
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding capabilities.
• Familiar with PLC controls, HVAC/chiller systems and fluid/pumping mechanics.
• Experience managing heavy PPM schedules.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service, and repair high-flow pumps and life support systems.
• Carry out planned preventive maintenance on mechanical plant equipment.
• Troubleshoot general and DMX lighting across exhibits and public zones.
• Perform PLC fault finding and diagnostic checks on control systems.
• Execute scheduled PPM for AHUs, AC, chillers and extract fans.
• Handle routine facility repairs including doors and plumbing as needed.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Electrical fault-finding

PLC controls

HVAC/chiller systems

PPM scheduling

Fault diagnosis

Education

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

18th Edition Wiring Regulations

Tools

PLC controls

HVAC 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 be also a degree of manual handling, such as needing to carry 20kilos 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