£30K/yr to £35K/yr
Glasgow, Scotland
Permanent, Variable

Mechanical Technician

Posted by TRADEBE UK.

The Company

Tradebe is a group of industrial businesses with the commitment of creating a more sustainable planet and making significant contributions to human wellbeing. In the UK, we are leaders focused on recycling, energy recovery and circular economy, managing all different environmental liabilities in a sustainable way.

**Position:**Mechanical Technician

**Location:**Queenslie,50 Carmaben Road, Glasgow, UK,G33 4UN

We offer

  • Salary from £30,000-£35000
  • Quarterly bonus
  • 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays.?
  • Pension??
  • Flexible benefits (access to our benefits platform for discounts and cash back on shopping purchases, gyms and leisure activities, cycle to work scheme and dedicated wellbeing centre)?

The role

  • 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.
  • Have a proactive approach and propose solutions on potential issues around the site and work with other personnel to find solutions.
  • Detailing all problems and relaying information on all aspects of the plant, daily 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.

The person

Essential skills

  • Recognised Mechanical apprenticeship or similar.
  • Experience of working in a process industry/with process equipment
  • Maintenance experience in a heavy engineering environment
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Computer Literate
  • Good communication skills

Desirable skills

  • Welding skills would be advantageous
  • Electrical skills would be advantageous
  • Experience of continuous processing equipment
  • A good understanding of operations and maintenance, steam and hydraulic systems