Mechanical Technician - Power Station

Alecto Recruitment; Hedge End; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Alecto Recruitment seeks a Mechanical Technician for a Power Station in Southampton. The role includes providing front-line maintenance with responsibilities such as fault diagnosis and improving plant reliability. Candidates should have a relevant technical qualification and experience in heavy engineering sectors.

Benefits

Private Medical

Income Protection

Training Opportunities

High possibility of Overtime

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in Maintenance on a Power Station/Heavy Process Plant.
• Royal Navy Marine Engineers with at least five years' service considered.
• IOSH or NEBOSH qualifications ideal.

Responsibilities

• Undertake daily planned maintenance activities.
• Complete fault finding and repairs on plant equipment.
• Supervise third-party subcontractors on maintenance activities.

Skills

Fault Finding

Diagnosis

Maintenance

Technical Support

Education

City & Guilds Level 3/Apprenticeship in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Heavy Mechanical Equipment

Job description

Mechanical Technician - Power Station

Circa 50,000 + Benefits & Bonus (Monday to Friday)

Southampton

We are currently recruiting a Mechanical Technician to join the Maintenance department of a Power Station in Southampton.

Alecto Recruitment is keen to hear from Apprentice trained Mechanical Engineers, Technicians and Fitters with experience working in heavy engineering sectors including power stations, water/wastewater, aggregates processing and petrochemical to name a few examples.

You will be to providing front line maintenance at the facility and be responsible for all aspects of the safe, compliant, and efficient maintenance on the mechanical equipment and systems on site.

Package Details

• Salary is 50,000 Per Annum.
• This role is worked on a Monday to Friday basis.
• This role will include a Bonus structure, Private Medical, Income Protection and more.
• This opportunity comes with a vast amount of training and high possibility of Overtime.

Role & Responsibilities

Your duties as a Mechanical Technician will include reporting to the Maintenance Manager and you will be responsible for:

• Reporting to the Maintenance Manager you will undertake and support the daily planned maintenance activities.
• Complete fault finding, diagnosis and repairs of the plant which include gearboxes, valves, compressors, pumps, fans, boilers etc.
• Undertake measures to improve the plant reliability, efficiency, and performance of the plant proactively, always in a safe and efficient manner.
• Maintain the site CMMS and record all historical works undertaken.
• Supervise 3rd party subcontracts on all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities.
• Complete health and safety paperwork following company guidelines.
• Provide technical support to the fuel handling and operations team for the plant when required.

Requirements

• A relevant technical qualification such as a City & Guilds Level 3/Apprenticeship in an engineering discipline.
• At least 3 years' experience in a Maintenance environment on a Power Station/Heavy Process Plant. This could be Energy from Waste, Coal, CCGT, Biomass, CHP, Nuclear, Petrochemical etc.
• Royal Navy Marine Engineers with at least five years' service will also be considered.
• Ideally an IOSH or NEBOSH.
• Experience on heavy mechanical equipment such as Conveyors, Valves, Gearboxes, Pumps, Steam Raising equipment etc.

To apply for this role please send your CV or call Ashley (phone number removed) for more information.

Equally if this role would not be of interest to you but may be for a suitable friend or colleague, we can offer paid referral fees for successful placements.

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