Mechanical Technician, Cramlington, UK

What are we looking for? Do you have a desire to work for a renewable energy provider? Do you have maintenance experience in the energy industry or are you looking for a change in direction but have the transferrable skills to make it in the renewable power generation industry? Are you ready to help us create ‘Ever Better Energy’?

What will you be doing? Reporting to the Maintenance Team Leader/Maintenance Manager you will be responsible for the mechanical maintenance, breakdown activities and coordination of 3rd party suppliers. The Mechanical Technician’s role is to ensure the plant is maintained with respect to safety, environmental, OEM and industry recognised best practice guidelines, to deliver the highest levels of availability, reliability and efficiency, whilst maintaining engineering integrity at all times.

Summary of key responsibilities:

• Maintain the plant against OEM guidance, applicable legislation and industry best practice in line with the CMMS, to ensure the availability of the plant is maximised.
• Undertake and support the daily planned maintenance activities in line with the agreed CMMS plan, liaising with HSEQ and operations colleagues and submitting the required CMMS/Safety System documents and RAMS within the locally agreed timeframes.
• Undertake practical application and timely diagnosis, fault finding and repair of the plant, in liaison with operations team, with or without 3rd party contract support.
• Undertake proactive measures to improve plant reliability, efficiency and performance, whilst maintaining overall plant integrity in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.
• Provide supervisory support to 3rd party service providers whilst on site, and associated acceptance of RAMS.
• Ensure the sites CMMS is maintained and proactively used to record all historical works undertaken.
• Own or provide contract ownership to a number of 3rd party contract providers to assist in the delivery of all scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities.
• Undertake specific engineering integrity assessments not limited to floor gratings, handrails and fixed ladders.
• Provide engineering technical support as required to the fuel handling and operations team for plant technical issue resolution.
• Ensure the mechanical spares including strategic spares are controlled, replenished in line with agreed levels and secured at all times.
• Support outage works, including general planning, scheduling, in-house delivery and 3rd party service provider co-ordination.
• Adhere to health, safety, quality and environmental management policies and assist in the creation/development of all site operations procedures, so they remain accurate, suitable and sufficient.

Qualifications & Knowledge to succeed:

• ONC / C&G / NVQ level 3 in a mechanical engineering discipline is essential, along with a high level of practical thermal/process plant maintenance experience. (Qualifications below this may be acceptable if accompanied by suitable experience).
• A good understanding of all HSE aspects is a fundamental requirement, with IOSH Managing Safely a preferred requirement.
• Demonstrable engineering experience within a maintenance role.
• Experience of permit and safety systems and WSE(LOLER/PSSR).
• General knowledge and experience of steam turbines, combustion systems, steam cycle chemistry, WTP, generators and flue gas emission abatement.
• Working knowledge of preventative maintenance/defect repair of valves, pumps, fans, mechanical drives and conveyors.
• An understanding and ability to read P&ID and isometric diagrams.
• Computer literate with Microsoft Office suite and ideally previous CMMS experience.

What do we offer? BWSC gives you access to a great network of possibilities. We build inspiring careers locally and internationally by working to our 1 Team, 1 Goal, 1 Standard ethos. We offer a key position with great colleagues and the possibility to bring your skills into play and growth on a personal level. Whilst working as a Mechanical Technician at BWSC we offer a competitive starting salary depending on experience, and a great total reward package including:

• Health Care Cash Plan (after successful completion of probationary period)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary Exchange Pension contributions & fixed employer Pension contribution of 6%
• Contractual sick pay
• 34 days annual leave (inclusive of the 8 statutory Bank Holidays) with the addition of 1 extra days annual leave for every 5 years of service
• Life Assurance cover at 3 times salary
• Enhanced paternity and maternity pay
• Access to an Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice scheme (after successful completion of probationary period)
• Opportunity to earn an annual bonus (depending on business performance)

This role is a full-time role contracted for 40 hours per week, initially working Monday to Friday day shifts and then moving to Monday to Friday alternating between early (6am – 2:30pm) and lates (2pm – 10:30pm). Some occasional and ad-hoc national travel may be required.

Ready for a challenge? For consideration for this position please apply submitting a CV, providing a brief summary of suitability and an indication of current or desired salary package. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK in order to apply. The application deadline is 5th June 2026. We will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so please send your application today.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Craig Ingham at cring@bwsc.dk. BWSC no longer receive or handle applications received via email due to the directives of the GDPR. In order for your application to be processed, you must submit your application via our online recruitment system.

About Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC) Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC) is a global power plant Operation & Maintenance and technical service provider with engineering expertise, enabling power plant owners to deliver cleaner and affordable energy. We are experts in servicing, upgrading, operating, and maintaining energy systems for diesel, natural gas, and renewable baseload power plants. We help our customers increase reliability and availability of energy production, improve efficiency and performance of their power plant, design and integrate future-proof technologies, and secure lower cost of maintenance. Our people are at the core of everything we do and key to a positive relationship with our customers. We invest in our people and their wellbeing, to ensure continued success and growth of the company.

For more information about BWSC, please visit www.bwsc.com.