Mechanical Maintenance Craftsman
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Mechanical Maintenance Craftsman
Salary – £42,249 - £52,812 per year
Hours – 40 hours per week
Location & Postcode – Kent, ME16 0LE
As a Mechanical Maintenance Craftsman at FCC Environment, you will be responsible for carrying out corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance across the process. You will work closely with the Mechanical and Electrical Team Leaders to help provide a safe, effective and efficient maintenance service and support improvements to overall plant availability.
This vacancy is for a full-time position.
Our promise to you
- Competitive salary
- 25 days' annual leave (full-time working) plus Bank Holidays
- Pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- On-the-job training and progression
- Recognition scheme
- Refer a friend
- Flexible benefits, including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership, and many more (where applicable)
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service via our Wellbeing Platform
What will you be doing?
- Carrying out corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance across all areas of the process.
- Working closely with the Mechanical and Electrical Team Leaders to provide a safe, effective and efficient maintenance service.
- Supporting the development of maintenance techniques and procedures aimed at increasing overall plant availability.
- Promoting best practice and a right-first-time approach within the maintenance department.
- Carrying out risk assessments and ensuring maintenance activities are completed safely.
- Supporting equipment upgrades and replacements in line with agreed process priorities.
- Playing a key role in the planning, execution and completion of annual planned outages.
- Supporting statutory inspections of plant and equipment.
- Using and supporting the continued development of the site CMMS.
- Deputising for the Mechanical Team Leader when required.
What are we looking for?
- Ideally, at least 5 years' previous experience within the Power, Paper, Cement or Energy from Waste industries.
- Experience with preventative and predictive maintenance techniques, including vibration analysis, laser alignment, thermography and oil analysis.
- Experience working with steam turbines and generators would be preferred.
- Crane maintenance experience.
- Good knowledge of lifting operations and lifting equipment.
- Previous CMMS and hydraulics experience.
- A recognised apprenticeship from a similar industry, or an HNC in a mechanically biased subject.
- IOSH or NEBOSH safety accreditation.
- Role-based qualifications, including rigger/slinger or mobile plant.
- Good communication and organisational skills, with the flexibility to work across a wide range of work areas.
About Us
We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.
We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 4,500 people.
The profile of the UK's recycling and waste management industry has never been higher. We need people who are up for the challenge to help us tackle climate change. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs.
FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity, and we are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.
How to apply
So, if you want to advance or kickstart your career as a Mechanical Maintenance Craftsman, please apply via the button shown
Mechanical Maintenance Craftsman
Salary – £42,249 - £52,812 per year
Hours – 40 hours per week
Location & Postcode – Kent, ME16 0LE
As a Mechanical Maintenance Craftsman at FCC Environment, you will be responsible for carrying out corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance across the process. You will work closely with the Mechanical and Electrical Team Leaders to help provide a safe, effective and efficient maintenance service and support improvements to overall plant availability.
This vacancy is for a full-time position.
Our promise to you
- Competitive salary
- 25 days' annual leave (full-time working) plus Bank Holidays
- Pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- On-the-job training and progression
- Recognition scheme
- Refer a friend
- Flexible benefits, including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership, and many more (where applicable)
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service via our Wellbeing Platform
What will you be doing?
- Carrying out corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance across all areas of the process.
- Working closely with the Mechanical and Electrical Team Leaders to provide a safe, effective and efficient maintenance service.
- Supporting the development of maintenance techniques and procedures aimed at increasing overall plant availability.
- Promoting best practice and a right-first-time approach within the maintenance department.
- Carrying out risk assessments and ensuring maintenance activities are completed safely.
- Supporting equipment upgrades and replacements in line with agreed process priorities.
- Playing a key role in the planning, execution and completion of annual planned outages.
- Supporting statutory inspections of plant and equipment.
- Using and supporting the continued development of the site CMMS.
- Deputising for the Mechanical Team Leader when required.
What are we looking for?
- Ideally, at least 5 years' previous experience within the Power, Paper, Cement or Energy from Waste industries.
- Experience with preventative and predictive maintenance techniques, including vibration analysis, laser alignment, thermography and oil analysis.
- Experience working with steam turbines and generators would be preferred.
- Crane maintenance experience.
- Good knowledge of lifting operations and lifting equipment.
- Previous CMMS and hydraulics experience.
- A recognised apprenticeship from a similar industry, or an HNC in a mechanically biased subject.
- IOSH or NEBOSH safety accreditation.
- Role-based qualifications, including rigger/slinger or mobile plant.
- Good communication and organisational skills, with the flexibility to work across a wide range of work areas.
About Us
We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.
We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland and Wales and employ around 4,500 people.
The profile of the UK's recycling and waste management industry has never been higher. We need people who are up for the challenge to help us tackle climate change. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs.
FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity, and we are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.
How to apply
So, if you want to advance or kickstart your career as a Mechanical Maintenance Craftsman, please apply via the button shown