Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Discover Recruitment; 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 is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to support a busy production facility in Workington, Cumbria. The role covers planned, preventative and reactive maintenance to ensure safe and reliable plant operation.

You will work with rotating and static mechanical equipment, maintain pumps and valves, and contribute to equipment reliability, continuous improvement and high engineering standards. The position offers a competitive salary (£42,439.45 per annum) and benefits.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Engineering apprenticeship completed or equivalent experience.
• Experience with rotating equipment, pipework and industrial systems.
• Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance.
• Experience using a CMMS.
• Strong fault finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in manufacturing, energy or heavy industrial environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned, preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance.
• Install, repair and overhaul rotating and static equipment.
• Maintain pumps, valves, pipework, bearings, seals and plant equipment.
• Support fault finding and root cause analysis.
• Develop and improve maintenance routines.
• Record maintenance activities in CMMS accurately.
• Identify spare parts requirements and assist inventory control.
• Collaborate with production and engineering to minimise downtime.
• Support lean maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain health, safety and environmental standards.
• Provide technical support and mentor colleagues.

Skills

Fault finding

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Maintenance planning

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Completed an engineering apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

Job description

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.