Maintenance Technician in Atherstone

Astute's Power team is partnered with a global engineering company to recruit a Maintenance Technician for their Energy from Waste Power Station in Atherstone, Warwickshire. The vital Maintenance Technician role comes with a salary of £40,000 + overtime + benefits.

If you're a Maintenance Technician and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Maintenance Technician role:

• Reporting to the Maintenance Manager you will be responsible for:
• Conducting Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across a wide range of mechanical, electrical and C&I equipment, including motors, valves, rotating machinery, pumps, switchgear, variable speed drives, instrumentation and conveyor systems.
• Developing and managing PPM schedules, while reviewing and assessing plant defects as required.
• Identifying critical maintenance spares and maintaining effective control and management of spare parts stock.
• Planning and implementing plant improvement and engineering projects.
• Supervising subcontractors and working closely with external contractors, particularly during scheduled maintenance, inspections and shutdown activities.
• Providing technical knowledge, guidance and leadership to O&M Assistants in relation to maintenance activities.
• Supporting the Maintenance Manager in the creation, implementation and initial configuration of the CMMS.
• Accurately documenting maintenance activities within the CMMS and assisting with scheduling future maintenance requirements.
• Diagnosing, troubleshooting and repairing faults across a broad range of electrical and mechanical plant and equipment.
• Conducting Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and actively investigating recurring faults, developing and implementing effective engineering solutions.

Professional qualifications:

• Ideally having a NVQ Level 3 minimum qualification in an engineering discipline such as Mechanical, Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation, etc.
• A health and safety qualification such as IOSH or NEBOSH will be advantageous.

Personal Skills, Prior Experience and Knowledge:

• The Maintenance Technician role would suit someone who has:
• Maintenance experience in a heavy process engineering environment such as Power Generation, Paper Mills, Refineries, Petrochemical, etc.
• Experience working with CMMS to accurately record maintenance activities.
• Experience working with a variety of equipment including steam boilers, pumps, motors, variable speed drives, conveyor systems, valves, etc.

Salary and benefits of the Maintenance Technician role:

• A starting basic salary of £40,000.
• Overtime.
• Bonus.
• Other benefits.

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.