Mechanical Technician

Vivergo Fuels Ltd.; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Mechanical Technician to join their maintenance team. In this role, you will ensure the operational efficiency of the plant through proactive maintenance and fault diagnosis. Your expertise in mechanical engineering will be crucial for maintaining equipment and ensuring compliance with safety standards. With opportunities for career growth and a commitment to sustainability, this position offers a chance to contribute to a greener future while being part of a supportive and dynamic work environment. If you are passionate about engineering and safety, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Pension scheme with matching employer contributions

Annual personal performance related bonus

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Life Assurance and Income Protection

Cycle to work scheme

On site free parking

Variety of lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale industrial/manufacturing site.
• IOSH 'Working Safely' / NEBOSH 'Health & Safety at Work'.

Responsibilities

• Provide mechanical maintenance service within the maintenance team.
• Diagnose faults and assist with equipment upgrades.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering Knowledge

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Safety Awareness

Education

Apprentice trained Level 3 or equivalent

ONC in Maintenance & Engineering

Tools

Condition Monitoring Techniques

Computerised Maintenance Management System

PPE Equipment

Job description

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Starting Salary: £40,000 - £42,500 pa plus on-call rotation payment of £1,800 pa plus additional call out and overtime payments for attending site

Potential for salary to increase to £47,500 with site experience.

Contract: Permanent. Full time

Hours of work: 37.5 Hours per week Monday to Friday 07.30 – 15.30

Join our team and help provide a greener future, we are always keen to talk to people who have the energy and passion to work with us.

As the Mechanical Technician will be responsible for providing a mechanical maintenance service within the maintenance team. As part of the maintenance team, the role holder will be required to diagnose faults, suggest and assist with the upgrading of equipment and deliver the plant’s proactive maintenance strategy.

Sound Interesting? We think so!

What you’ll be doing

The Vivergo Fuels Plant is in operation 24 hours a day and 365 days of the year. The maintenance team typically work a Monday-Friday working pattern, with the requirement to be part of a call-out rota to assist with processing or equipment difficulties that cannot be left until the following day. The on-call rota is currently operating as 1 week in 6.

As part of the role, the employee will be required to wear and use specialist PPE, including but not limited to breathing apparatus, to ensure safety in hazardous environments. Training on the proper use and maintenance of this equipment will be provided and you will need to be clean shaven when wearing required apparatus.

There will also be a requirement to work at height and carry out confined space work.

The Mechanical Technician may be called upon to be part of the Salt End Emergency Response Team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring all inspections and maintenance procedures are implemented in order to meet COMAH requirements
• Condition monitoring of all aspects of the VFL plant, using condition based monitoring techniques such as - Vibration analysis; NDT; Infrared; Thermography; Ultrasound; Oil analysis
• Maintenance and setting up for optimum performance (e.g. laser alignment) for equipment such as – Pumps; Valves; Conveyors; Elevators; Gearboxes; Fans; -Compressors
• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on the VFL plant
• Ensuring that all safety-critical and business-critical systems are inspected, maintained and calibrated to the relevant legislative and VFL standards
• Controlling abnormal situations and emergencies
• Implementing key risk control systems necessary for the control of major hazards
• Management of mechanical and discipline-related contractors
• Co-ordination with other disciplines and suppliers
• Maintenance of system drawings and documents after any modifications or improvements
• All work carried out on the site will be planned and recorded on the computerised maintenance management system

What you’ll need

Essentially, you will have experience on a large scale industrial/manufacturing site and will be Apprentice trained Level 3 or equivalent / ONC in Maintenance & Engineering.

You will have IOSH ‘Working Safely’ / NEBOSH ‘Health & Safety at Work’ and CompEX EX11 (or willing to undertake).

You will have excellent knowledge of the core areas of mechanical engineering and familiarity with a multitude of pump and fan designs, conveying systems, milling equipment and large capacity silos and tanks, You should also possess a proactive, challenging and questioning style and have broad knowledge across a variety of engineering disciplines along with strong communications and interpersonal skills.

We are looking for someone who is self-driven, results orientated with a positive outlook and a clear focus on safety, high quality, and commercial success for Vivergo. A natural forward planner who critically assesses their own performance and maintains high personal and professional standards, you'll have a high attention to detail and be able to focus on the task at hand.

Experience issuing & receiving permits to work; risk assessment techniques; fork truck licence; IPAF licence; Abrasive wheels, harness trained and confined space awareness training would also be an advantage.

About Us

Vivergo Fuels operates on the Saltend Chemicals complex in Hull. We are part of the AB Sugar division within ABF (Associated British Foods). ABF is a FTSE 100 group that operates in 56 countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia.

We provide homegrown, renewable energy to support the UK economy, agriculture and all of us in our everyday lives. In simple terms we convert locally sourced feed wheat into both bioethanol, a more environmentally friendly transport fuel, and a highly nutritious animal feed for the dairy industry.

We can produce up to 420 million litres of Bioethanol and 400,000 tonnes of animal feed per year and feed 20% of the UK’s dairy herd. We are passionate about what we do and proud to say the bioethanol we produce helps to reduce transport carbon emissions in the UK.

What’s in it for you?

Working with us offers a great benefits package that encompasses options such as:

• Pension scheme with matching employer contributions up to 10%
• Annual personal performance related bonus
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Life Assurance and Income Protection
• Cycle to work scheme
• On site free parking
• A variety of lifestyle benefits to choose from

Why work with us?

We believe that our team is key to our success. People are at the heart of our business and we believe they are our greatest assets. We value you as an individual and recognise that whilst work is a big part of who we are, our people have other roles to fill in their lives. Enabling our team to balance work and home life is important to us.

Safety comes first at Vivergo Fuels, but equally important is how we work; our people and culture make us who we are. Being a responsible business is important to us. We do this through promoting a safe and healthy workplace, conducting business with integrity and being valued by the local community.

What next?

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, then please complete the online application process and submit a covering letter and CV outlining your suitability for the role All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

No agency applications will be considered for this vacancy at this time

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing

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