Mechanical Technicians
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Felling, Gateshead
6 - 8 months
£22.76 per hour
38 Hours per week
Days: Mon to Thursday | Friday
Mechanical Maintenance Technician is responsible for completion of planned and reactive maintenance of the equipment within the allocated areas ensuring it is carried out in a safe, timely and efficient manner, minimizing plant down-time and improving machine availability.
* Risk based Inspection, Test & Maintenance of Mechanical Assets.
* Complete maintenance activities in your allocated area as directed by maintenance supervisor.
* Complete Planned Preventative Maintenance work, statutory inspections, breakdown/reactive work within a hazardous area environment.
* Attend and resolve equipment breakdowns in a timely manner as directed by maintenance supervisor and / or the production shift supervisor.
* Ensure all maintenance work is precisely detailed on the maintenance system for full equipment history.
* Support the maintenance supervisor to ensure annual PPM schedule to be above 95% completion.
Health, Safety and Environment
* Ensure you follow all corporate and regulatory policies, procedures and regulations for engineering and maintenance activities in your allocated areas.
* Participate in the completion of Risk Assessments and Job Safety Analysis.
* Work in a safe manner and as per any agreed Risk Assessments, Job Safety Analysis, Procedures and Permits.
* Ensure that all processes within the work place are carried out safely; with due regard to the environment and in compliance with company procedures and guidelines.
* Ensure that accidents, incidents and near misses are reported promptly.
* Work to a high standard of housekeeping.
* Ensure all waste is handled and disposed of according to site procedures.
* Participate in the sites Behavioural Based Safety observation system within the engineering team Rota.
* Attend process safety reviews as required (HSE reviews, Hazops etc.) and contribute to the discussions.
* Identify and report potential hazards and address proactively.
Ensure all safety related Engineering Work Requests (EWR) are completed in a timely manner
Essential
* Trade qualification in Mechanical Fitting or equivalent (NVQ level 3)
* HNC in Mechanical Engineering (preferred but not essential
Desirable
* 5 years+ in similar industry.
* Previous experience working on a COMAH site would be desirable.
* Strong diagnosis / fault finding skills.
* Knowledge of repairing and maintaining pumps, valves, gearboxes, chain and belt drives, conveying systems, palletisers and filling lines etc.
* Strong hand fitting skills.
* Ability to work independently.
* Ability to read, interpret and understand technical documents and drawings.
* Working with permit to work systems.
* Working in confined spaces (desirable but training can be given).
* Flexibility to work shifts and weekends when required.
* Intermediate computer literacy skills.
* Strong health & safety culture. xsngvjr
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