Mechanical Team Leader – Energy from Waste Power Station
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£55,000 - £62,000 + benefits
Gloucestershire
SCINERGY Recruitment are recruiting for a Mechanical Team Leader to join the maintenance department of an energy from waste power station near the Gloucester area.
This is a senior role focused on the performance, reliability and maintenance of all mechanical plant across the facility. The successful candidate will act as the site's mechanical technical expert, leading a skilled maintenance team and ensuring plant equipment is maintained safely, efficiently and in line with statutory and environmental requirements.
The role will involve:
* Leading and managing a team of mechanical maintenance technicians
* Taking ownership of mechanical plant performance, reliability and availability
* Acting as the site technical lead for mechanical maintenance activities
* Diagnosing complex faults, carrying out root cause analysis and driving reliability improvements
* Planning and coordinating preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance activities
* Supporting shutdowns, outages and major engineering works
* Supervising contractors, service providers and specialist vendors on site
* Managing mechanical service contracts and Long-Term Service Agreements
* Ensuring compliance with site procedures, Safe Systems of Work, permits and site safety rules
* Working closely with operations, engineering and senior site leadership to improve plant performance
* Supporting budget planning, spare parts strategy and maintenance improvement initiatives
* Identifying training needs and supporting the development of the mechanical maintenance team
To be considered for this role, you should have:
* An HNC or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering
* Strong mechanical maintenance experience within power generation or a heavy process environment
* Experience in a heavy process environment, ideally power generation/ EFW or similar. Marine Engineers from the Royal or Merchant Navy will also be considered
* Strong knowledge of mechanical plant including steam systems, turbines, pumps, valves, conveyors, gearboxes and rotating equipment
* Proven leadership experience with the ability to manage, motivate and develop a technical team
* Strong understanding of health and safety legislation, Safe Systems of Work and permit-to-work xsngvjr procedures
* Working knowledge of statutory engineering regulations such as PSSR, LOLER and PUWER
* Experience coordinating contractors and third parties during planned and reactive maintenance works
* Strong fault-finding, problem-solving and decision-making skills
* Good communication skills with the ability to work closely with operations, maintenance and senior management
* Experience using a CMMS would be desirable
What's on offer:
* Salary up to £62,000 per annum
* 25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays
* Company pension
* On-the-job training and progression
* Cyle to work scheme
* Further benefits
For further information or to apply, please contact Steve Utton at SCINERGY Recruitment on or