Operations Engineer

Owen Daniels; Stockport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Career development opportunities

Training and professional development

Job summary

Owen Daniels is seeking an Operations Engineer in Leatherhead, Surrey to maintain and optimise power generation installations across the UK. You will diagnose faults, perform scheduled and reactive maintenance, and work to improve system efficiency while supporting customers on-site.

The role requires hands-on mechanical or electrical engineering experience, strong problem-solving, and a willingness to work a 24/7 rota when needed. Benefits include vehicle and progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability across mechanical and electrical systems.
• Good communication and customer-facing skills for on-site support.
• Proactive, independent worker with IT proficiency and driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Carry out scheduled maintenance on customer installations and diagnose faults.
• Respond to reactive maintenance and breakdowns, completing repairs.
• Support operation and optimisation of customer installations to reduce downtime.

Skills

Fault finding

Problem solving

Customer facing

IT skills

Proactive approach

Driving licence

Education

ONC/NVQ Level 2 (Mechanical/Electrical)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Operations Engineer

Location: Leatherhead, Surrey

Salary: Competitive

Type: Permanent

Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00am–4:30pm | Weekend & out-of-hours call-outs on a rota

I’m currently working with an established business within the power generation and energy sector who are looking to recruit an experienced Operations Engineer to join their growing team in Leatherhead.

This is a great opportunity for a skilled mechanical or electrical engineer with strong experience working on gas and diesel engines, looking to join an established organisation operating across the UK and internationally.

The role will involve carrying out scheduled and reactive maintenance across customer installations, diagnosing faults, improving system performance and helping customers optimise the efficiency and reliability of their power generation assets.

You’ll also benefit from attractive overtime rates, a company van and a strong overall benefits package, alongside long-term career development opportunities.

Role

• Carrying out scheduled maintenance on customer installations
• Responding to reactive maintenance and breakdowns
• Diagnosing mechanical and electrical faults
• Carrying out repairs and remedial works
• Supporting the operation and optimisation of customer installations
• Identifying opportunities to improve system efficiency and reliability
• Working to reduce downtime and unnecessary use of time and materials
• Ensuring customer satisfaction is maintained
• Providing technical support and guidance to customers
• Working safely and in accordance with company procedures
• Completing service reports and relevant technical documentation
• Supporting other engineers and operational teams where required
• Participating in an established 24-hour call-out rota
• Carrying out weekend and out-of-hours work when required

The ideal candidate will have a strong practical engineering background, ideally within power generation, engines, industrial engineering, automotive or a similar environment.

You’ll ideally have:

• ONC, NVQ Level 2 or City & Guilds Level 2 qualification in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Motor Vehicle Studies or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years’ industrial mechanical and/or electrical engineering experience
• Strong practical knowledge of gas and/or diesel engines
• Experience diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and customer-facing skills
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• A proactive approach with the ability to work independently
• Full, valid UK driving licence
• Flexibility to participate in a 24-hour call-out rota

Package

• Competitive salary
• Attractive overtime rates
• Company van
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays and public holidays
• Enhanced holiday entitlement with length of service
• Company pension scheme with attractive employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Life insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Career development opportunities
• Continued investment in training and professional development

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Mechanical or Electrical Engineer with a strong background in gas/diesel engines who wants to build a long-term career within an established power generation business.

The role offers the opportunity to work directly with customers, take ownership of installations and play an important part in maintaining and optimising critical power generation assets.