At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and repair renewable energy facilities while travelling across the UK.
- Company: Join a growing and innovative renewable energy business.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, company vehicle, tools, and ongoing training.
- Other info: Dynamic role with excellent career progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the fast-growing renewable energy sector.
- Qualifications: Level 3 Mechanical Engineering qualification and three years' experience required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
AD Energy Recruitment is partnering with a growing and innovative renewable energy business to recruit a Mechanical Service Technician to support anaerobic digestion and resource recovery facilities across the UK.
This is an excellent opportunity for a mechanically minded engineer or technician who enjoys hands-on work, fault finding, and travelling to different sites to support critical renewable energy infrastructure.
As a Mechanical Service Technician, you'll be responsible for carrying out maintenance, inspections, fault finding, repairs, and commissioning support across a range of renewable energy facilities. Working both independently and alongside site teams, you'll help ensure equipment operates safely, efficiently, and reliably while supporting customers with technical issues and maintenance requirements.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on a variety of mechanical equipment.
- Diagnosing and repairing faults on mechanical systems, pipework, and process equipment.
- Servicing and maintaining pumps, motors, submersible mixers, heat exchangers, valves, sensors, gas storage systems, and associated plant assets.
- Supporting fault finding and maintenance of conveyors, de-packaging equipment, feeders, heating systems, and other process plant equipment.
- Assisting with commissioning, testing, and performance optimisation activities.
- Completing service reports, maintenance documentation, and commissioning records accurately.
- Identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and performance.
Requirements:
- Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in a Mechanical Engineering discipline.
- Minimum three years' experience within a mechanical maintenance, service, field service, or technician role.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
- Experience working on industrial plant equipment, rotating machinery, pumps, motors, valves, or process systems.
- Good understanding of Safe Systems of Work (SSOW), Risk Assessments, and Method Statements (RAMS).
- Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
- Positive attitude with a willingness to learn and develop within the renewable energy sector.
- Anaerobic digestion, biogas, biomethane, wastewater, or renewable energy experience.
- Industrial process plant or utilities maintenance background.
- Mechanical fitting experience.
- CompEx Mechanical (Ex11).
- CSCS Trade Card.
- Welding and fabrication experience.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, company vehicle and tools provided, extensive UK travel and varied site exposure, ongoing training and development opportunities, and the opportunity to build specialist expertise within the renewable energy and resource recovery sector.
If you're a hands-on mechanical engineer or technician looking for a varied field-based role where you can develop your skills and contribute to the future of renewable energy, we'd love to hear from you.
Mechanical Field Service Technician in Lincolnshire employer: AD Energy Recruitment
Join a forward-thinking renewable energy company that values hands-on expertise and offers a dynamic work environment for Mechanical Field Service Technicians. With extensive UK travel, competitive salary, and a commitment to ongoing training, you'll have the chance to develop specialist skills in the rapidly growing anaerobic digestion sector while contributing to sustainable energy solutions. Enjoy a supportive culture that prioritises employee growth and long-term career progression in a meaningful industry.
