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Mechanical Technician – Power Station

Circa £44,135.50 + benefits

Lanark, Scotland

MC Technical Recruitment are recruiting for a Mechanical Technician to join an energy from waste power station in the Lanarkshire area in Scotland. This plant uses unique gasification technology to produce around 12MW of electricity for the grid.

The Mechanical Technician will be responsible for conducting planned and reactive maintenance work on all Mechanical assets across the power station to ensure maximum plant availability.

Roles and Responsibilities

As the Mechanical Technician, you will be responsible for:

Fault finding, repair work and planned & reactive maintenance on a wide range of mechanical plant equipment including pumps, valves, gearboxes, conveyors etc.
Assisting with outage planning and coordination
Maintaining accurate maintenance records using the CMMS
Providing technical support to the operations team when required
Working alongside other Technicians and Engineers with regards to plant projects and upgrades
Managing contractors when required
This opportunity will be working day shifts in a 4 on 4 off pattern

To be considered for this role you should have:

A relevant engineering qualification at NVQ/ONC/ level 3 ideally in mechanical engineering or similar
At least 2 years of post-apprenticeship experience working in a hands-on maintenance or servicing roles across a heavy process industry e.g. power station, chemical plant, paper mill, pharmaceutical or manufacturing site
Experience carrying out maintenance and repair work on pumps, valves, gearboxes, and other rotating machinery
Experience using a CMMS (computerise maintenance management system)
Some basic welding/fabrication skills would be desirable
Ideally experience managing and directing contractors
Experience using a CMMS (computerise maintenance management system)
What’s on offer?

Excellent salary plus shift allowance totalling £44,135.50
Private medical and dental cover
Life assurance
Over time (1.75x)
Company pension scheme
Additional holidays – 21 days
The opportunity to work in the growing EFW industry
If you are interested in this role, please apply via the link below or contact Will at MC Technical Recruitment on (phone number removed) / (url removed) for a confidential chat