Mechanical Maintenance Engineer: PPM, Fault-Finding & Repairs

OCS; Aldermaston; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

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Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a skilled maintenance technician to perform planned and reactive maintenance on mechanical plant, inspect drawings and risk assessments, and ensure safety and quality on site.

You will coordinate with supervisors, track work orders, and report defects, contributing to reliability of essential site systems. The role offers progression and a supportive team within a leading facilities management company.

Qualifications

• Performs preventive and reactive maintenance on mechanical plant and equipment.
• Reviews work instructions, schedules, drawings, and safety procedures before starting tasks.
• Reports shortages, defects and progress to supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Complete planned preventive maintenance, reactive maintenance, inspections, fault finding and repairs on mechanical plant, systems and equipment within authorised competence.
• Review work instructions, maintenance schedules, drawings, risk assessments and safe systems of work before starting each task, seeking clarification where required.
• Ensure the correct tools, calibrated test equipment, materials and spares are available and suitable for the work, reporting shortages or defects to the Mechanical Supervisor or Section Leader.
• Comply with site rules, permit requirements, isolations, lock-off procedures and all applicable health, safety, environmental, security and quality arrangements.
• Carry out work in the planned sequence and within agreed timescales, keeping the supervisor informed of progress, access restrictions, emerging defects and any risk to delivery.
• Diagnose mechanical faults using approved methods and undertake repairs or component replacement only where trained, competent and authorised.
• Test and recommission equipment following maintenance, confirming safe operation and escalating any unresolved issue before returning plant or systems to service.
• Support the continuity and reliability of essential site systems by responding appropriately to breakdowns, defects and operational priorities.
• Complete work orders, inspection sheets, test results, asset records and other maintenance documentation accurately and promptly.
• Work collaboratively with supervisors, planners, other trades, facility representatives and approved contractors to coordinate activities and minimise disruption.
• Identify and report unsafe conditions, asset deterioration, recurring faults and opportunities to improve safety, reliability, maintainability or service delivery.

Skills

Maintenance

Fault finding

Preventive maintenance

Risk assessments

Safe systems

Job description

OCS UK & Ireland is seeking a skilled maintenance technician to perform planned and reactive maintenance on mechanical plant, inspect drawings and risk assessments, and ensure safety and quality on site.

You will coordinate with supervisors, track work orders, and report defects, contributing to reliability of essential site systems. The role offers progression and a supportive team within a leading facilities management company.