CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, 12 hour days shifts
SALARY: : £43,372.52 per annum
BENEFITS: Westfield Health, Auto enrolment pension, Life Insurance,
CLOSING DATE: 20th August 2025
A vacancy has arisen for a MFO (Mechanical) to join our team at the Port of Tyne.
The Mechanical MFO role exists to ensure the effective examination, testing, installation and maintenance of mechanical plant and equipment in accordance with site and health and safety procedures.
Hargreaves Industrial Services provide a varied Operations, Maintenance and Industrial cleaning service to our client at the Port of Tyne Biomass handling facility.
We are responsible for the day to day maintenance and operations of a material handling system consisting of traditional and Air glide conveyors including a number of transfer towers and three 25,000 ton storage silos which transfers Biomass wood pellets from vessel to a rail loading facility with which we also maintain and operate sending the Biomass material via rail to Lynemouth power station.
The site is also supported on a day to day basis with our industrial cleaning team ensuring a very strict cleaning regime is adhered to at all times.
The role briefly encompasses the following duties: -
Responsible for effective examination, testing. Installation and maintenance of mechanical plant and equipment in accordance with site and health and safety procedures.
Ability to carry out fault finding and repair solutions on mechanical apparatus
Operating plant & equipment to allow seamless discharge, storage, monitoring and reloading of biomass wood pellet.
Carrying out maintenance and repairs on all Mechanical Equipment as per Operation manual schedules including planned maintenance
Operate Workshop Equipment and tools as required and complete relevant documentation.
Carrying out Examinations, Inspections, and testing of all Mechanical Equipment
Raising and closing out of all defects.
Ability to carry out fault finding.
Adhere to sites Health and Safety procedures, including reporting procedures
Liaise daily with Team Leader, Mechanical supervisor/Management team.
Assist other staff with tasks on site if required
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills/experience/ attributes:-
Served Apprenticeship in Mechanical engineering.
COMPEX certificate (Desirable)
Knowledge of Plant (Especially working within ATEX zones)
Positive attitude to safety.
CPCS safety passport or equivalent.