Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
Ellesmere Port
Salary
Competitive
Posted
20 May 2021
Closes
17 Jun 2021
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Our client, a market leader within the Utilities industry, is looking to recruit an Mechanical Maintenance Engineer on a permanent basis.

Working with a wide range of equipment, the Engineer will implement an effective and efficient maintenance service on all Wastewater Network Maintenance sites, including pumping stations, powered screens and detention tanks. They will provide a service to internal and external customers in order to achieve the quality, performance and safety standards of the company.

Job Accountabilities

You will be accountable for carrying out reactive, planned and proactive fault identification, investigation and analysis to establish the root cause of all Mechanical issues. You will complete the necessary planned maintenance tasks on Wastewater Network Maintenance assets in order to ensure their reliability and ensure efficient operation and ensure compliance with Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times. You will also have accountability for:

* Assisting the Network Asset Controller and Network Maintainer Controller in reviewing and amending the appropriate telemetry alarm level settings at powered assets, as required
* Identifying and raising further work and identifying capital investment needs (through Problem Notes or reactive Plant Failure Reports) required to avoid repeat incidents and failures at powered assets.
* Responding to reactive incidents e.g. alarms, customer calls and field notifications on standby, and carry out the first call response on all powered assets.
* Liaising with the Network Asset Controller and Network Maintainer Controller to ensure that all assets at each powered asset / site facility are registered correctly on the corporate system at all times.
* Ensuring that all maintenance data recorded is reliable, accurate and complete at all times.
* Ensuring that all powered assets are compliant with their regulatory Environment Agency (EA) permit conditions at all times.

Knowledge and Skills

* To succeed in this role you must be a time-served engineer in Mechanical engineering or a relevant Mechanical discipline with a minimum ONC qualification in an Mechanical Engineering discipline.
* It is essential that you are able to demonstrate basic maintenance understanding of the operation of Wastewater Network Assets, and a general understanding of Wastewater Network activities.
* Good information technology skills are essential and the ability to understand systems and their capabilities and limitations.
* Often working alone you will need to be capable of using your own initiative and have a flexible approach to highly varied workloads.
* Good interpersonal skills will be essential in order to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers.
* Good time management - able to work to agreed deadlines and achieve personal objectives.
* Good analytical, problem solving and team working skills.
* You must hold a full UK driving license

Additional Information

* This is a physically demanding role and duties will include climbing ladders, accessing manholes, working at heights, entering confined spaces and you may be required to work off access platforms

Should your application be successful, and you are offered the role, a number of pre-employment checks need to be carried out before your appointment can be confirmed. Any assignment offer with our client will be subject to a satisfactory checking report from the Disclosure Barring Service.

This vacancy is being advertised by Rullion Ltd acting as an employment business.

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants