Mechanical Technician

FCC Environment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Discretionary bonus

On-the-job training

Employee wellbeing

Job summary

FCC Environment is seeking a Mechanical Technician to maintain and service mechanical equipment across the Gloucestershire EfW site. You will support the Mechanical Engineer to ensure reliability, safety and efficient operation of plant equipment including conveyors, boiler plant, steam turbine and generators.

The role is full-time, five days a week, with on-call work and overtime as required. A proactive, team-oriented approach and strong fault-finding skills are essential to meet production

Qualifications

• Extensive maintenance experience in power generation or energy-from-waste facilities.
• Experience in demanding and dynamic environments.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation, safe working practices and outages.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Adaptable and flexible approach to work.
• Motivated, results-oriented and able to work independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Completing routine maintenance tasks on time and recording them in the plant's maintenance system.
• Prioritising and completing emergent work promptly.
• Assisting Mechanical Engineer with reviewing, updating and modifying maintenance plans.
• Developing work scopes and supervising contractors during outages.
• Managing plant improvement projects from evaluation through to implementation.
• Maintaining equipment and reporting defects or incorrect operation.
• Investigating and rectifying mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Assisting with statutory inspections and keeping documentation up to date.
• Coordinating maintenance activities and supporting other disciplines during shutdowns.
• Mentoring apprentices.
• Providing 24/7 plant support, attending call-outs and overtime when required.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication skills

Job description

Mechanical Technician

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Salary

– £38,940 - £48,675 per yearHours

Location & Postcode

– Gloucestershire EfW, GL10 3ET

As a Mechanical Technician at FCC Environment, you will be responsible for the performance and maintenance of mechanical equipment across the site, including materials handling conveyors, boiler plant, steam turbine, generator and ancillary equipment. You will support the Mechanical Engineer in ensuring the reliability, safety and effective operation of the plant.

This vacancy is for a full-time position, working 5 days a week.

Our promise to you

• Competitive salary
• 25 days' annual leave (full-time working) plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• On-the-job training and progression
• Recognition scheme
• Refer a friend
• Flexible benefits, including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership, and many more (where applicable)
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service via our Wellbeing Platform

What will you be doing?

• Completing routine maintenance tasks on time and recording them within the plant's maintenance management system.
• Prioritising and completing emergent work in a timely manner.
• Assisting the Mechanical Engineer with reviewing, updating and modifying plant maintenance plans.
• Assisting with the development of work scopes and supervising contractors during the plant's annual outage.
• Managing plant improvement projects from evaluation through to implementation.
• Maintaining equipment as directed by the Mechanical Engineer and reporting any defects or incorrect operation.
• Investigating and rectifying mechanical faults to minimise plant downtime.
• Assisting with statutory inspections and ensuring relevant documentation is completed and kept up to date.
• Coordinating mechanical maintenance activities and supporting other disciplines during planned and unplanned shutdowns.
• Assisting with the training and mentoring of apprentices.
• Supporting plant operations on a 24/7 basis by attending call-outs and working overtime when required.

What are we looking for?

• Extensive maintenance experience within the power generation sector, including Energy from Waste, CCGT, Oil, Coal or Biomass, or experience as a time-served Armed Forces engineer.
• Experience of working within demanding and dynamic environments.
• Knowledge of relevant facility consents, health and safety legislation, safe working environments, safety rules and outages.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at different levels.
• Adaptable and flexible approach to work.
• Highly motivated, results-oriented and driven.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Computer literate.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills with the ability to prioritise workload.

About Us

We are FCC Environment, one of the nation's leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.

We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 4,500 people.

The profile of the UK's recycling and waste management industry has never been higher. We need people who are up for the challenge to help us tackle climate change. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together, we will meet the UK's waste management and energy recovery needs.

FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity, and we are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.