Mechanical Technician Days

LIBERTY Steel Group; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

LIBERTY Steel Group is seeking experienced Mechanical Technicians to engage in routine maintenance and operational targets within a multi-disciplined team. This role emphasizes health and safety, process improvement, and effective communication, offering opportunities for career development alongside generous benefits.

Benefits

39 days holidays per year

Generous pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)

Free life assurance

Income protection

Free parking

Career development and training

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Recognised Mechanical apprenticeship required.
• Experience in maintenance of handling equipment and pumps.
• Understanding of Health Safety Legislation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver routine planned maintenance and respond to breakdowns.
• Ensure health safety standards and continuous improvement.
• Work effectively within a multi-disciplined team.

Skills

Health Safety Legislation

Mechanical Maintenance

Problem Solving

Fault Finding

Teamwork

Education

Recognised Mechanical apprenticeship (HNC/ONC level or equivalent)

Tools

Specialist tools

Lifting equipment

Job description

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Liberty Speciality Steels have exciting opportunities for experienced Mechanical Technicians,reporting to the Team Leader /Shift Engineer. Whilst working to a good standard of health and safety in a team working environment, you will deliver and follow routine planned maintenance schedules, reporting of duties and responding to breakdowns.

Benefits of the Mechanical Technician

• 39days holidays per year
• Generous pension scheme (up to 10% employer contribution)
• Free life assurance
• Income protection
• Free parking
• Career development and training
• Employee Assistance Programme

The Jobholder is required to fully engage in the activities of a multi-disciplined team within the engineering function, ensuring that plant operational targets, product quality, customer service, health & safety standards are met in line with the maintenance execution and development objectives.

The Role of the Mechanical Technician

• Undertake the manufacturing process within the team area of responsibility to ensure that departmental objectives and targets are achieved.
• Ensure high standards of health & safety, act within the team to continuously improve safety standards and practice and will identify and develop safety Initiatives within the team.
• Undertake designated responsibilities under statutory regulations.
• Develop and initiate process improvements within the team.
• Work as part of an of a team.
• Ensure the team resources are effectively deployed, work carried out efficiently, to set safety standards and reported back effectively on the INFOR system.
• Assess self-performance and develop, implement and review appropriate training plans to ensure individual optimum performance.
• Ensure effective communications within the team and between other teams
• Ensure that the team leader is the first point of contact for individual team member’s problems and queries and will ensure that appropriate issues are resolved to ensure the smooth operation of the team with minimum disruption.

Requirements of the Mechanical Technician

Essential Requirements of the Mechanical Technician

• Recognised Mechanical apprenticeship (HNC/ONC level or equivalent)
• Previous experience of PPM and reporting of PPM activities and breakdowns
• Previous experience Mechanical maintenance of handling equipment, pumps and pipework systems
• Previous experience of maintenance of Gearbox’s and coupling systems
• A good understanding and knowledge of Health Safety Legislation with experience of adhering to SWP’s, risk assessments, procedures and permit systems

Desirable Requirements of the Mechanical Technician

• The role requires a candidate to be fully conversant with mechanical aspects of a rolling mill and associated plant and equipment.
• Mechanical experience of heavy manufacturing industry and use of mechanical equipment, specialist tools, lifting equipment for example
• Basic hydraulic, welding and pipefitting
• Good level of problem solving awareness with an ability to fault find of pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Experience of crane maintenance
• Experience of working in confined spaces and at heights

The Working Pattern of the Mechanical Technician

• This is a day shift role 8am -4pm including weekends.