Mechanical Technician

The role

Duties/Responsibilities:

* Ensure that all planned maintenance is carried out in accordance with the relevant procedures that are in place.
* Keep and maintain all maintenance records for the site ensuring that all relevant documentation is filled in and filed in the appropriate manner.
* Take a positive approach to issues that may occur on the plant and detail this to the Maintenance Manager, so that plans can be made in advance of a planned shut-down to remedy the problem.
* Have a proactive approach and propose solutions on potential issues around the site and work with other personnel to find solutions.
* Have a proactive approach and forward looking mentality in identifying problems that may occur and propose solutions to rectify these issues before they endanger the running of the process.
* Detailing all problems and relaying information on all aspects of the plant, on a daily basis to the Maintenance Manager.
* Inform the Maintenance Manager of any breach of health and safety around the plant and make safe again if possible.
* Assist with the training of personnel on the plant when required, ensuring that all operators are trained in accordance with site procedures.
* Ensure that all maintenance spares are replenished before stock runs out; this can be done by informing the Maintenance Manager that these items need re-ordering.
* Ensure that all areas of the plant are kept in a safe manner whilst working and that the area is left in a safe state and tidy afterwards.
* Work on the plant during weekly shutdown periods and work with the Maintenance Manager to organise the appropriate resources needed.
* Guide/train plant operators when needed in their routine maintenance duties.
* Ability to work unsupervised and function as part of a team
* An out of hours call out facility is in place this will be shared with the Maintenance Manager. There may be times when there will be a requirement to attend site in the case of an emergency breakdown, when called upon.
* Hours of work will be dictated by the requirements of the plant.
* Assist the Maintenance Manager in driving the operators to take a more active role in process or environmental improvements around the plant.
* Be flexible in approach to any additional training that may be required to improve knowledge and understanding on all aspects of the plant.

The person

* Recognised Mechanical apprenticeship or similar
* Maintenance experience in a heavy engineering environment
* Able to fault find and repair on various pieces of mechanical equipment
* The ability to understand general arrangement and detailed drawings
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Welding skills would be advantageous
* Electrical skills would be advantageous
* Computer Literate
* Good communication skills
* Experience of continuous processing equipment
* A good understanding of operations and maintenance, steam and hydraulic systems

The company

Tradebe is a global company in the environment sector, serving various markets including industrial, manufacturing, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, oil and gas and nuclear. We operate more than 80 sites across the UK, Europe, USA and the Middle East.

We are committed to the waste hierarchy with our efforts focused on the 3 R's, Reduce, Recycle and Recover the waste we manage. Our goal is become the leading waste management company in all the markets we operate.