Mechanical Technician

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the UK nuclear industry as a Mechanical Technician at Torness Power Station. This full-time role involves supporting mechanical maintenance delivery and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards. Enjoy a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship preferred, relevant experience considered.
• Experience in technical fault finding and compliance.
• Ability to work within regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Participate in planning and preparation of mechanical maintenance.
• Carry out work in accordance with best practices and standards.
• Comply with health and safety requirements.

Skills

Technical fault finding

Procedure/task instruction compliance

Safe systems of work

Compliance within regulated industry

Education

Apprenticeship in relevant discipline

Job description

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Location:

Edinburgh, GB, EH42 1QS

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Mechanical Technician
Location: Dunbar, East Lothian
Compensation: £25,900 - £33,100 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF61425

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Mechanical Technician, at our Torness Power Station site.

The Role
As a Mechanical Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll provide support to EDF to enhance lifetime of power station and represent Cavendish Nuclear.

Day-to-day, you’ll participate in the planning and preparation of works for Mechanical maintenance delivery as per EDF requirements.

• Carry out work in accordance with the work packs and best practice and applicable trade/legal standards.
• Comply with any health and safety requirements of the work pack or work area.
• Carry out safety and behavioural observation.
• Comply with quality requirements of the work pack

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Torness Power Station, East Lothian.

Essential Experience of the Mechanical Technician:

• Technical fault finding.
• Procedure/task instruction compliance.
• Safe systems of work.
• Compliance within regulated industry.

Qualifications for the Mechanical Technician:

• Apprenticeship in relevant discipline preferred although will consider experience in similar field.
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• A dynamic working environment
• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 02/06/2025

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