Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Babcock; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join their maintenance teams at AWE. The role involves hands-on preventive and reactive maintenance, focusing on modern facilities and infrastructure. Key qualifications include a relevant NVQ/Diploma and experience in commercial systems, alongside a commitment to safety and teamwork.

Benefits

9-day working fortnight

Market leading contributory pension scheme

Professional career development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)

Discounts on everyday spending

Relocation assistance

Qualifications

• Engineering Apprenticeship NVQ/Diploma Level 3 or equivalent experience.
• Recognized qualifications such as City & Guilds or BTEC Level 3.
• Experience in planned, predictive, and reactive maintenance desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventive and reactive maintenance on plant and processes.
• Work on HVAC, pumps, rotating machinery, and steam systems.
• Maintain critical facilities as part of a close-knit maintenance team.

Skills

Planned maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Reactive maintenance

Strong safety culture

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship NVQ/Diploma Level 3

City & Guilds or BTEC Level 3

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: £30,150 - £40,000 plus generous workplace allowances (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Opportunities for overtime, available at an enhanced rate.

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role.

AWE is currently recruiting for Mechanical Maintenance Engineers to work within our Maintenance Teams.

This role is ideally suited to a maintenance engineer who enjoys a hands-on role carrying out preventive and reactive maintenance on state-of-the-art plant, processes and facilities. The work will be on a range of systems including HVAC, pumps, rotating machinery, steam and condensate systems.

Joining our maintenance team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service.

Who are we looking for?

We do need you to have the following:

• Engineering Apprenticeship NVQ/Diploma Level 3 in relevant discipline or NVQ/Diploma Level 2 plus industrial experience

• A recognised relevant qualification such as City & Guilds, ONC or BTEC Level 3

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don't always 'tick every box'. That's why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don't meet every point below, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we'd love to receive your application.

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Planned, predictive and reactive maintenance on commercial systems.

• Adhering to a strong safety culture and working to industry standards

• Previous experience in a building, plant, or manufacturing environment

Some reasons we think you'll love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.

• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).

• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.

• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.

• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).

• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.

• Relocation assistance (conditions apply)

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Important things you need to know:

• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.

• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process .

Due to the classified nature of the work involved, there are limited opportunities to work from home in this role. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will spend the majority of their time working on site at AWE Aldermaston.

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