NW33377 • Mechanical Technician
£47,000 - £50,000 + Attractive Benefits, Hertfordshire
Benefits
* £45,000 - £48,000
* Living Allowance: £2,172 per annum
* Discretionary bonus: up to 20%
* Overtime 1.5x base
* LTIP Entitlement: Fixed Value £1,000, Variable Value £3,000
* PMI: Single cover
* Income Protection Life Assurance
* Holiday: 25 days plus BH
* Private Pension
Role Overview
* Carry out hands‑on mechanical maintenance, fault‑finding and repair activities across plant equipment and systems.
* Plan and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance to ensure safe, reliable plant performance.
* Prepare risk assessments, method statements and work packs for maintenance tasks and shutdown activities.
* Manage contractors and maintenance service contracts, including supervision during outages, inspections and overhauls.
* Support major plant inspections, interim outages and mechanical overhauls across thermal generation assets.
* Ensure full compliance with HSE legislation, company safety rules and environmental standards.
* Act as Competent Person / Authorised Person where required to support safe system of work, isolation and permit processes.
* Provide 24/7 maintenance support and rapid fault response during plant failures and breakdowns.
* Support budget control, procurement and technical specification development for mechanical works and spares.
* Work cross‑functionally with operations, suppliers and other engineering disciplines to improve reliability and maintenance best practice.
Skills & Qualifications
* Clear and confident communicator, able to operate effectively within both open‑plan office and site‑based environments.
* Professional, dependable, and accountable, with a strong sense of ownership across all areas of responsibility.
* Background in power generation is preferred; however, candidates with strong transferable experience from heavy industrial sectors will also be considered, including pharmaceutical, marine, waste‑to‑energy and other process‑intensive industries.
* Minimum requirement: HNC qualified in a Mechanical Engineering field with demonstrable practical maintenance and plant engineering experience.
* Open‑minded, adaptable, and resilient with a collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively as part of a close‑knit team.
* Flexible and responsive to changing plant priorities and operational demands.
* Analytical and decisive under pressure, with strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills particularly during live plant issues or failures.
* Demonstrates potential and ambition to progress into a Team Leader position in the future.
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