Mechanical Technician

We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Technician to join a large scale petrochemical manufacturing site in Hull.

Working as part of the site maintenance team, you will be responsible for carrying out mechanical maintenance safely, efficiently and to a high standard across the plant.

The role will cover planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, preventative and predictive maintenance, equipment installation and general mechanical maintenance activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventative and predictive mechanical maintenance across the site.
• Investigate faults, troubleshoot mechanical issues and complete reactive repairs.
• Install, maintain and repair mechanical equipment and associated plant.
• Work safely and effectively within site procedures, standards and permit systems.
• Carry out work within your core mechanical trade and undertake additional tasks where suitably trained and competent, including lifting, slinging and pipefitting.
• Develop multi-discipline and broader maintenance capabilities where required.
• Support the inspection, testing and acceptance of completed maintenance work carried out by colleagues and contractors.
• Record maintenance activities accurately through SAP and other CMMS systems, including failure reporting, notifications, lessons learned and time recording.
• Identify equipment issues and provide feedback to maintenance and engineering teams to improve reliability and maintenance strategies.
• Assist with the identification, specification and requisition of spare parts and materials.
• Support workplace safety and condition audits.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve the productivity, reliability and quality of maintenance activities.
• Facilitate and support contractors and specialist technicians working on site.
• Provide guidance and support to apprentices, less experienced technicians and contractors where required.
• Work as part of a team to provide out-of-hours maintenance response and call-out cover.

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Recognised mechanical craft apprenticeship or equivalent.
• City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3, ONC/HNC or equivalent mechanical qualification.
• Previous mechanical maintenance experience within a petrochemical, chemical, process, manufacturing or similarly complex industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of mechanical maintenance and safe working practices.
• Experience of fault finding, planned maintenance and reactive maintenance.
• Experience using maintenance management systems such as SAP or similar CMMS.
• Strong personal commitment to health, safety and environmental standards.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team while also working independently when required.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexible approach to working hours and maintenance requirements.
• Willingness to develop additional skills and contribute to the wider capability of the maintenance team.
• Experience within a petrochemical or chemical manufacturing environment.
• Competence in lifting and slinging.
• Pipefitting experience.
• Experience working under permit-to-work systems.
• Experience supervising or supporting contractors.
• Experience working with pumps, valves, pipework and other process plant equipment.

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