Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Discover Recruitment Ltd; Workington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Bonus on your salary

Group Life Assurance

Job summary

Discover Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Technician for a busy production facility in Workington, Cumbria. You will carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance on rotating and static mechanical plant to ensure safe, reliable operation.

The role requires an NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering, an engineering apprenticeship, and experience with CMMS. You will work with production and engineering teams, drive continuous improvement and uphold health and safety

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Completed an engineering apprenticeship or equivalent experience.
• Experience maintaining rotating equipment and industrial mechanical systems.
• Experience using a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

Responsibilities

• Perform planned, preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance.
• Install, repair and overhaul rotating and static mechanical equipment.
• Maintain pumps, valves, pipework, bearings, seals and associated plant equipment.
• Support fault finding, root cause analysis and equipment reliability improvements.
• Develop and improve preventative maintenance routines.
• Record maintenance activities accurately within a CMMS.
• Identify spare parts requirements and support inventory control.
• Work collaboratively with production and engineering teams to minimise downtime.
• Support continuous improvement and lean maintenance initiatives.
• Maintain high health, safety and environmental standards at all times.
• Provide technical support and mentor colleagues where appropriate.

Skills

Fault finding

Problem solving

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering

Engineering apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Location: Workington, Cumbria

Employment: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £ 42,439.45 per annum (Increasing with callouts and overtime)

Benefits: Training and development, Bonus on your salary, Group Life Assurance and much more

Overview

An established industrial manufacturing organisation is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to support the safe, reliable and efficient operation of a busy production facility. The successful candidate will carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance while contributing to equipment reliability, continuous improvement and high engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform planned, preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance.
• Install, repair and overhaul rotating and static mechanical equipment.
• Maintain pumps, valves, pipework, bearings, seals and associated plant equipment.
• Support fault finding, root cause analysis and equipment reliability improvements.
• Develop and improve preventative maintenance routines.
• Record maintenance activities accurately within a CMMS.
• Identify spare parts requirements and support inventory control.
• Work collaboratively with production and engineering teams to minimise downtime.
• Support continuous improvement and lean maintenance initiatives.
• Maintain high health, safety and environmental standards at all times.
• Provide technical support and mentor colleagues where appropriate.

Requirements

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent experience.
• Experience maintaining rotating equipment, pipework and industrial mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Experience using a Computerised Maintenance Management System
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability.
• Experience within manufacturing, energy or heavy industrial environments is advantageous.

Why Apply?

Competitive salary and benefits, long-term career development, ongoing technical training and the opportunity to work on varied industrial plant within a well established engineering environment.