Mechanical Technician in Coventry

Salary: £36,610 including a £2000 Salary Uplift Allowance + call out pay + On-Call Pay (Out of Hours) – 1 Week in 5 + Over Time Payments (Including during call outs). Holiday: 26 Days + 4 Day Christmas + 8 Bank Holiday. Hours: 36.5 Days (Mon-Fri). 6 Months Sickness Pay. Professional and Personnel Development. Skills and Safety Training. Excellent Staff Discounts – Cinema, Theatre, GYM. On-Site Parking.

We are seeking a Technician to provide an efficient, business critical mechanical response service and routine maintenance for all plumbing and mechanical building services and associated equipment installed throughout a modern University including heating/ventilation systems. The role ensures all statutory, planned and breakdown works are completed safely, cost effectively and to the agreed KPI’s and Service Level Agreement.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Respond to individual job requests via the job notification system, ensuring each job is resolved safely, efficiently and to the required standard.
• Provide an effective and efficient business critical responsive service for all mechanical building services installed throughout the University including heating/ventilation, air conditioning, and gas fired plant, BMS controls, power supplies, lighting systems and motors.
• Provide a planned maintenance and reactive remedial work service, directing other trades where necessary to keep essential facilities open and usable.
• Arrange downtime for plant and equipment, in / out of normal hours.
• Action work and restore equipment to normal running condition.
• Monitor/review any work carried out to ensure no faults have been introduced into the system and provide recommendations for altering frequency of maintenance routines.
• Analyse, fault find and make decisions about the feasibility and logistics of the jobs to be undertaken.
• Investigate unidentified problems, including diagnosing problems and suggesting courses of action.
• Deal appropriately with emergencies.
• Provide advice or suggestions in relation to the installation of new products and equipment.
• Ensure the correct permits are in place prior to commencing work.

Health and Safety and Compliance:

• Identify and assess potential risk to individual tasks and formulate and/or comply with risk assessments and method statements.
• Participate in department hazard identification and risk assessment exercises.
• Deliver statutory compliance tasks, ensuring these are correctly delivered and recorded appropriately.
• Understand and utilise record drawings including asbestos and fire drawings.

Organisation:

• Prioritise own workload and tasks, taking into account the nature of the problem and the number of people affected.
• Record resolutions and feedback to problems to work instructions, complete electronic timesheets, service records and other work-related paperwork.
• Maintain the tools and equipment for which their team are responsible.
• Calculate and order the correct amount of materials needed for each job using the ordering system.

Communication and Customer Service:

• Liaise with Mechanical Supervisors, trades colleagues, contractors, Estates and other departmental staff throughout the University.
• Provide technical expert advice that ensures the provision of a compliant high quality, safe, efficient and effective service.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with a diverse customer base.

General:

• Drive University vehicles to transport staff, materials and tools around the University estate.
• Ensure all works are completed to a high standard and work areas are left clean and tidy on completion.
• Undertake any other duties as from time to time may be required commensurate with the grade of the post.

Position Requirements:

• A recognised apprentice background or equivalent training or significant years’ practical working.
• City and Guilds/NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Plumbing and Heating, HVAC/ventilation or Refrigeration.
• City and Guilds/NVQ level 3 Water Regulations & Unvented Hot Water Systems (3345) (Desirable).
• Proven ability to carry out a range of plumbing and mechanical fitting activities.
• Excellent understanding of statutory compliance within the mechanical services field.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a Sub Team of Technicians and play a key role in keeping a large academic and research establishment up and running effectively.