Our client, based in Teesside, is looking for a Mechanical Technician to join their Maintenance team.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that maintenance is managed safely and efficiently
- Provide technical support, leadership and guidance to projects, operations and maintenance
- Execute safety critical equipment routines ensuring correct installation, checks and precautions are taken
- Ensure that all contractors working on the site comply with site rules and regulations
- Recommend and ensure actions on incident reports are recorded
- Complete scheduled and reactive mechanical maintenance on site
- Complete repairs to rotating equipment, e.g. mechanical seals, packed gland replacements, bearing replacements and oil changes
- Routine 3 monthly inspection of tanks including Pressure Vacuum Valves and Emergency Vents
- Making and breaking joints, replacement of in line equipment and piping e.g. Filters, Pressure Sustaining Valves, Pressure Vacuum Valves / Emergency Vent replacements on Tanks
- Fire pump testing
- Boxing and unboxing of tanks for inspection, including all necessary mechanical isolations as directed
- Maintenance of cranes and winches
- Slinging, rigging and lifting
- Carry out mechanical hazardous area inspections
- Valve preventative maintenance/overhaul and loading arm maintenance
- Assistance in hose testing/pressure testing
- Assistance in inspection and certification of lifting equipment
- Flame/spark arrestor inspections
- Assist in day-to-day management of ongoing maintenance tasks completed by third party Mechanical contractors
- Ensure all maintenance work is controlled and executed in a safe manner
Requirements:
- Suitably qualified (NVQ Engineering maintenance level 3) and / or Time served Mechanical Technician
- 5 years + experience on chemical manufacturing or storage plant
- Ability to read Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
- Manual Handling
- Asbestos Awareness
Hours of work would be Monday to Friday 08.00am - 4.00pm.
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