Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Guidant Global; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Technician for a 12-month contract in Clitheroe, UK. The role involves diagnosing mechanical faults, performing routine maintenance, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates should have completed a recognized apprenticeship and possess experience in process plants, ideally within the chemical or oil and gas industry. The position offers a competitive rate of £24 per hour PAYE.

Qualifications

• Completed a recognised Mechanical maintenance apprenticeship.
• High level of general health and safety awareness.
• Experience working in the Chemical or oil and gas industry.

Responsibilities

• Respond to plant breakdowns and resolve mechanical faults.
• Ensure maintenance activities are entered into the CMMS system.
• Perform routine preventative maintenance as per schedule.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance expertise

Health and safety awareness

Familiarity with permit to work systems

Experience in process plants

Computerised maintenance management system

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Maintenance

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Overview

Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Location: Clitheroe

Contract: 12 month

Rate: 24ph - PAYE

Responsibilities

• Respond to plant breakdowns as required to diagnose and resolve faults of a mechanical nature.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are entered into the CMMS system, ensuring that job records are completed timely, with all the required detail, and updating information as required such as spares holding.
• Provide support to Maintenance team lead(er) in delivering an effective maintenance function.
• Perform routine preventative maintenance, as per the CMMS schedule, mainly consisting of statutory and preventative tasks.
• Contribute towards equipment reliability improvements, through failure mode effects analysis and RCA program.
• Participate in delivering site targets including EHS, Quality and OEE.

Requirements

• Completed a recognised Mechanical maintenance apprenticeship and have attained NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
• Have a high level of general health and safety awareness appropriate to a chemical environment.
• Should be familiar with formal permit to work systems including lock-out tag-out procedures.
• Have experience working on process plants ideally in the Chemical or oil and gas industry.
• Experienced in using a computerised maintenance management system, such as SAP PM.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.