VGC Energy, part of VGC Group Lowestoft are currently recruiting for Mechanical Maintenance Technicians for the Suffolk area.

Pension, holidays plus Bank Holidays. Hours of work are Monday to Friday

General Overview

As a Mechanical Maintenance Technician you will carry out maintenance routines unsupervised, diagnose and repair faults on a wide variety of heavy mechanical plant including motors, pumps, HVAC and Air compressors, water treatment plant, fans, drives, pneumatic controls, pressurisation units, HTHW and LTHW systems.

Technical Competences For a Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Formal and recognised apprenticeship served in Mechanical Engineering and relevant skill areas.
Awareness of risk assessment and working safely within an engineering environment.
Ability to follow work instructions, read/ interpret technical diagrams and report technical information as required.

Industry Qualifications Requiredfor a Mechanical Maintenance Technician

City & Guilds Level III or NVQ equivalent is a mandatory requirement.
C&G/HNC or time served equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, factory services or a similar but related subject.
IOSH managing Safely would be advantageous.

Planning and Organisingfor a Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Work with appropriate line supervisors to ensure that tasks are planned and delivered to client specification and agreed service requirements.
Plan and prioritise work.
Shows clear understanding of role objectives and responsibilities.
Work schedules and projects are prioritised appropriately and delivered on time.
An ability to work under pressure taking ownership of all delegated tasks ensuring that all work is of a high standard.

Operational Responsibilitiesfor a Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Ensure compliance with statutory and company procedures, maintaining up to date knowledge of H/S and Environmental regulations.
Repair systems, plant, or equipment to the required standard.
Install, commission and service plant equipment.
Diagnose, fault find, debug and commission systems where required.
Provide out of hours cover where required.
Complete relevant paperwork.
Compliant with all safety related policies and procedures.
Identification and reporting of areas and procedures that fail to meet expected standards (Safety, Technical and Environmental).
Appropriate risk assessments undertaken on all work.
Rectifies problems where appropriate (ensuring that the correct procedures are followed).
All paperwork completed (permits, reports and work order cards) is accurate and submitted within set time scales.
Compliant with all safety related policies and procedures.

Teamwork

Establish good working relationships with other team members, provide guidance to others (e.g., apprentices).
Willingly contribute to the overall team and company objectives, responding quickly to new directives.
Contributes to pre-job briefs, exchanging ideas and putting forward suggestions to improve team performance.
Positive feedback from other team members.
Good communication skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels in a clear and concise manner. Interacting positively with the client and their representatives, proactively sharing information with others.

Health & Safety

Reads and understands the relevant generic Risk Assessment.
Completes Point of work Risk Assessment.
Ensures appropriate PPE is worn/used and is good working order.
Ensures work area is protected using appropriate barriers/signs.
Ensures full training has been received for each aspect of the job.
Ensures work area is left safe on completion of the job.
Uses appropriate access equipment where necessary.

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