Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader

Mechanical Team Leader – Energy from Waste Power Station

£55,000 - £62,000 benefits

Gloucestershire

 

SCINERGY Recruitment are recruiting for a Mechanical Team Leader to join the maintenance department of an energy from waste power station near the Gloucester area.

This is a senior role focused on the performance, reliability and maintenance of all mechanical plant across the facility. The successful candidate will act as the site’s mechanical technical expert, leading a skilled maintenance team and ensuring plant equipment is maintained safely, efficiently and in line with statutory and environmental requirements.

 

The role will involve:

• -Leading and managing a team of mechanical maintenance technicians
• -Taking ownership of mechanical plant performance, reliability and availability
• -Acting as the site technical lead for mechanical maintenance activities
• -Diagnosing complex faults, carrying out root cause analysis and driving reliability improvements
• -Planning and coordinating preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance activities
• -Supporting shutdowns, outages and major engineering works
• -Supervising contractors, service providers and specialist vendors on site
• -Managing mechanical service contracts and Long-Term Service Agreements
• -Ensuring compliance with site procedures, Safe Systems of Work, permits and site safety rules
• -Working closely with operations, engineering and senior site leadership to improve plant performance
• -Supporting budget planning, spare parts strategy and maintenance improvement initiatives
• -Identifying training needs and supporting the development of the mechanical maintenance team

 

To be considered for this role, you should have:

• -An HNC or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering
• -Strong mechanical maintenance experience within power generation or a heavy process environment
• -Experience in a heavy process environment, ideally power generation/ EFW or similar. Marine Engineers from the Royal or Merchant Navy will also be considered
• -Strong knowledge of mechanical plant including steam systems, turbines, pumps, valves, conveyors, gearboxes and rotating equipment
• -Proven leadership experience with the ability to manage, motivate and develop a technical team
• -Strong understanding of health and safety legislation, Safe Systems of Work and permit-to-work procedures
• -Working knowledge of statutory engineering regulations such as PSSR, LOLER and PUWER
• -Experience coordinating contractors and third parties during planned and reactive maintenance works
• -Strong fault-finding, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• -Good communication skills with the ability to work closely with operations, maintenance and senior management
• -Experience using a CMMS would be desirable

What’s on offer:

• -Salary up to £62,000 per annum
• -25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• -Company pension
• -On-the-job training and progression
• -Cyle to work scheme
• -Further benefits

 

For further information or to apply, please contact Steve Utton at SCINERGY Recruitment on 07441 955 901 or steve@scinergy.co.uk