Mechanical Facilities Technician – On Site, Overtime & On‑Call

UKRI International

United Kingdom

Remote

GBP 33,000 - 38,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Overtime available

Generous pension

Annual leave

Job summary

The MRC Harwell site in Oxfordshire seeks a skilled mechanical facilities engineer to install, maintain and fault-find on HVAC, water, steam and other piped systems. You will join the Engineering and Estates team to deliver planned and reactive works while learning across discipline boundaries.

On-site, full-time (36 hours), with overtime and a generous pension/annual leave. Essential qualifications include City & Guilds Level 2/3 in HVAC/Plumbing, plus post-qualification mechanical experience.

Qualifications

Recognised Mechanical Qualification City & Guilds Level 2/3 in a mechanical discipline such as HVAC/ Plumbing & Heating/ Pipe fitting.
Proven experience in a mechanical facilities engineering role.
UK driving licence

Responsibilities

Undertake installation, operation, fault finding and maintenance of the MRC Harwell site’s wide range of mechanical building services, including HVAC, domestic water system, steam systems, compressed air and all other piped systems
Carry out works efficiently and effectively, acquiring and signing off work through the mobile work app
Procure materials, components and spares, ensuring that stock levels are managed to maintain efficiency
Undertake an active role in site services condition surveys and where required, formal inspection, testing and verification of systems will be required
Active involvement in site Legionella management (training provided), carrying out compliance-related maintenance tasks, including Legionella water monitoring, systems flushing (ACoP L8), boiler water sampling and water storage vessel inspections
Fault-finding on a wide range of site plant using core and learned skills
Ensure that all work carried out on the MRC site is completed in line with industry recognised standards ensuring safe working is adhered to at all times
Working to comply with risk assessments and method statements
Adhering to safe systems of work (permits/isolation procedures/hot works/testing and recommissioning)
Ensure that works are completed to a high standard and in a timely fashion to minimise their impact upon scientific programmes
Accept training in future developments and technologies, taking on additional nominated person responsibilities as required
Provide additional support and assistance to the Building Services team by supporting general maintenance and repairs of the estate
Engage in the mentoring and development of team members (including the support of apprentices)
Deliver a high level of customer service
To participate as part of an engineering on-call team as required (subject to management approval and operational requirements)
Undertake the role of first aider (training will be provided)