Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader – CCGT Power Station
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Circa £75,000 + bonus + benefits
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
SCINERGY Recruitment are recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader to join the leadership team at Rye House Power Station, a modern CCGT power station based in Hertfordshire.
This is a key site-based leadership role, responsible for leading the Mechanical Maintenance Team and supporting the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the facility. The successful candidate will play a central role in delivering the site's mechanical maintenance strategy, supporting outages, managing contractors, developing the team and driving long-term maintenance improvements across the plant.
The role will involve:
* Leading the Mechanical Maintenance Team to deliver safe and effective maintenance across the site
* Supporting the development and implementation of the mechanical maintenance strategy
* Leading mechanical breakdown response, planned shutdowns, outages and major overhaul activities
* Preparing mechanical work scopes and resource plans for outage periods
* Ensuring outage work is delivered safely, on time and within budget
* Providing direct supervision of mechanical work activities and contractor teams
* Managing technical specifications, support contracts and contractor performance
* Developing action plans to improve maintenance delivery and asset performance
* Coaching and providing technical guidance to Mechanical Technicians
* Identifying training needs and supporting team development and performance reviews
* Planning and coordinating multiple mechanical workstreams, projects and improvement activities
* Supporting future investment opportunities, plant modifications and reliability improvements
* Maintaining high standards of health, safety, environmental compliance and housekeeping
* Working closely with operations, engineering and site leadership teams to support plant availability
To be considered for this role, you should have:
* A recognised mechanical qualification at HNC level or above
* Mechanical maintenance experience within power generation or heavy industry
* Strong experience across rotating and static mechanical plant equipment
* Previous experience leading, supervising or coordinating maintenance teams and contractors
* Experience supporting outages, shutdowns, planned maintenance and plant improvement activities
* Good knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation
* Strong communication, planning and organisational skills
* The ability to manage multiple workstreams and prioritise workload under pressure
* A collaborative approach and the ability to support, coach and develop others
* Strong fault-finding, diagnostic and problem-solving xsngvjr capability
* Good computer literacy and experience working with maintenance systems
* IOSH Managing Safely or similar would be advantageous
* Experience with budgets, contracts and contractor management would also be beneficial
What's on offer:
* Competitive salary circa £75,000
* A South East Allowance of £2,000
* Bonus up to 27.5%
* Further retention bonus
* Private medical cover
* Income protection
* Life assurance
* Pension
* 36 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
* Overtime
* Ongoing training and development
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Maintenance professional to step into a senior leadership role within a high-performing CCGT power station environment.
For further information or to apply, please contact Steve Utton or Callum Sheppard at SCINERGY Recruitment on or email .