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Astute's Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, who specialise with the Energy from Waste (EfW) industry, to recruit for a Mechanical Technician to join their Energy from Waste Power Station near Bicester, Oxfordshire.

The vital Mechanical Technician role comes with a basic salary of £45,774 + partial shift allowance of £2,217 + Location living allowance of £2,654 + Overtime + Call out payments + up to 10% Bonus + benefits.

If you're an experienced Mechanical Technician and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

Reporting to the Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Fault finding and maintaining mechanical assets including steam boilers, pumps, gearboxes, valves, hydraulics, pneumatics, compressed air systems, etc.
Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices
To ensure compliance with the pressure regulations and lifting gear inspection requirements
Assisting in plant developments and projects
Supervising and setting to work on site contractors
Maintaining accurate maintenance records on the site Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
Assist in outage planning, scheduling and coordination
To ensure the availability of plant spares

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

Ideally have an NVQ Level 3 qualification in a relevant engineering discipline such as Mechanical Engineering
A health and safety qualification such as an IOSH will be highly advantageous

Personal skills, prior experience and knowledge

The Mechanical Technician role would suit someone who has:

Hands on maintenance experience with mechanical systems including, boilers, pumps, compressors, gearboxes, cranes etc
Practical knowledge of process plant and equipment gained in a heavy engineering environment such as power generation, petrochemical, steel works, CHP plant, paper mill etc.
Royal/Merchant Navy Marine Engineers will also be considered for this opportunity

Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Technician role

A basic salary of £45,774
Partial shift allowance of £2,217
Location living allowance of £2,654
Up to 10% Bonus
Overtime
Call out payments
Other benefits
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