Maintenance Technician

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for carrying out planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance activities to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of site equipment and utilities within a highly regulated COMAH/SEVESO environment. Working under the site's Permit to Work, Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), and Risk Assessment systems, the role involves maintaining a wide range of mechanical assets including motors, pumps, gearboxes, mixers, bearings, seals, and material handling systems, as well as site utilities such as boilers, compressors, chillers, and fire protection equipment. The technician is responsible for testing and maintaining safety-critical equipment, supporting installation and service activities, accurately recording maintenance work through the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), and participating in incident investigations, root cause analysis, reliability improvement programmes, energy isolation audits, and continuous improvement initiatives. The role also requires strict adherence to health, safety, environmental, and ATEX/DSEAR requirements, with the ability to undertake authorised low-risk electrical maintenance tasks where suitably trained and competent.

Responsibilities
- All employees are legally responsible for their own health and safety as well as those who may be affected by their acts or omissions.  They are also legally required to co-operate in health and safety matters as directed by their employer.

- Working under the sites Permit To Work, LOTO and Risk Assessment systems

- Working within a highly regulated industry (Upper tier SEVESO/COMAH site.)

- Maintaining equipment and working within an ATEX/DSEAR environment.

- Carry out Planned, Preventative and Reactive maintenance

- Mechanical maintenance work on a variety of machinery (Motors, pumps, gearboxes, mixers, bearings, seals, fluid and powder transportation systems, rotating machinery)

- Utilities and services maintenance (Boilers, compressors, chillers, fire protection equipment)

- To maintain and test mechanical Safety Critical Equipment

- To undertake site service and installation duties as required

- To accurately complete job records on the Computer Maintenance Management System inclusive of booking out parts and placing purchase orders when required

- Participation in incident investigations and root cause analysis

- Participation in site reliability improvement programmes

- Energy isolation audits and LOTO verification

- Assist in identifying and implementing continuous improvements projects

- Undertake agreed low-risk electrical maintenance activities only when suitably trained, assessed as competent, and authorised in accordance with site procedures

- Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications
Required

- Qualified Mechanical or Multiskilled Engineering Technician

- Completion of apprenticeship with relevant qualification – Minimum of GNVQ L3 or equivalent

Preferred (Must be willing to attend and complete training)

- Mechanically COMPEX Ex11 certificate

- Confined space entry and rescue certificate

- IPAF certificate

- First aid certificate

- BOAS or equivalent

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE :

- Fabrication and welding skills

- Pneumatic and hydraulic system fault diagnostics and repair experience.

- Pipe fitting skills / experience

- Experience working on automated PLC controlled machinery

- Proven ability to diagnose complex faults to identify root cause and repair

- Understanding of engineering drawings and schematics.

- Knowledge and effective use of a CMMS system

- ATEX/DSEAR knowledge/Experience would be an advantage

- Hazardous site such as chemical experience would be an advantage

- Computer literate

- Able to work under own initiative

- Team player

- Good communication skills

- Ability to learn new skills quickly

- Keen and conscientious approach to Health and Safety is essential