Power Plant Mechanical Technician – Maintenance & Outages

First Military Recruitment; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

First Military Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Technician on behalf of a client. You will perform maintenance across the site on conveyors, boiler plant, steam turbine, generator and ancillary equipment, with emphasis on reliability and safety.

The role requires extensive maintenance experience in power generation or as a time-served Armed Forces engineer, working in demanding environments, plus the ability to support 24/7 operations including call-outs and overtime.

Qualifications

• Extensive maintenance experience in power generation (Energy from Waste, CCGT, Oil, Coal or Biomass) or as a time-served Armed Forces engineer.
• Experience in demanding and dynamic environments.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation, safe working environments and outages.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to communicate at different levels.

Responsibilities

• Completing routine maintenance tasks on time and recording them in the plant’s maintenance management system.
• Prioritising and completing emergent work in a timely manner.
• Assisting the Mechanical Engineer with maintenance plans and outages.
• Assisting with the development of work scopes and supervising contractors during annual 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 ensuring documentation is up to date.
• Coordinating mechanical maintenance activities and supporting other disciplines during shutdowns.
• Assisting with training and mentoring of apprentices.
• Supporting 24/7 plant operations by attending call-outs and overtime when required.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Power generation

Armed Forces engineer

Communication skills

Safety awareness

Problem solving

Job description

First Military Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Technician on behalf of a client. You will perform maintenance across the site on conveyors, boiler plant, steam turbine, generator and ancillary equipment, with emphasis on reliability and safety.

The role requires extensive maintenance experience in power generation or as a time-served Armed Forces engineer, working in demanding environments, plus the ability to support 24/7 operations including call-outs and overtime.