Mechanical Engineer - Energy from Waste Power Station

ASTUTE Technical Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A market-leading Energy company seeks a Mechanical Engineer for its Energy from Waste Power Station in Croydon. The role encompasses leading a team in maintaining plant operations, with a strong emphasis on health, safety, and efficient management of maintenance activities. The position offers a competitive salary along with bonuses and other benefits, fitting candidates who possess substantial experience in heavy engineering environments.

Benefits

Private medical

Bonus up to 10%

London Weighting allowance

Overtime opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge of mechanical process plant maintenance in a heavy engineering environment.
• Experience leading a team of technicians in maintenance practices.
• Prior experience with outage planning and execution highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing a team of mechanical technicians.
• Scheduling and optimising all mechanical maintenance activities.
• Working closely with operations to assess and rectify plant performance.

Skills

Mechanical process plant maintenance

Team leadership

Outage planning

Knowledge of PSSR regulations

Education

HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering

Health and Safety qualification (IOSH)

Job description

Astute’s Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for Mechanical Engineer to join their Energy from Waste Power Station in Croydon, South London.

The vital Mechanical Engineer role comes with a salary range between �60,000 - �65,000 (inclusive of London weighting allowance) + overtime + up to 10% bonus + private medical + other benefits.

If you’re an experienced Mechanical Engineer and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.


Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for:

* Leading and managing a team of mechanical technicians to ensure the plant is maintained to the highest standard to ensure maximum plant availability.
* Scheduling, planning and optimising all mechanical maintenance activities in a safe and efficient manner.
* Supervising and directing contractors.
* Working closely with the operations department to assess and review plant performance shortfalls and how these can be rectified.
* Assisting in the setting up and development of the sites Computerized Maintenance Management System
* Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner and in line with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

* Ideally having a formal qualification such as a HNC/HND in a Mechanical Engineering discipline or similar
* A formal Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH will be advantageous but not a necessity

Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge

The Mechanical Engineer role would suit someone who has:

* Significant knowledge of mechanical process plant maintenance gained in a heavy engineering environment such as Power Generation, Petrochemical, Refinery, Utilities plant etc.
* Experience in leading a team of technicians in daily maintenance practices and procedures.
* Knowledge of PSSR regulations
* Prior experience with outage planning and execution will be highly advantageous

Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Engineer role

* A basic salary of up to �60,000
* London Weighting allowance of c.�5,000
* Overtime
* Up to 10% Bonus
* Private medical

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.