Mechanical Technician

NW33377 •
Mechanical Technician

£47,000 - £50,000 + Attractive Benefits, Hertfordshire

• £45,000 - £48,000
• Living Allowance: £2,172 per annum
• Discretionary bonus: up to 20%
• Overtime 1.5x base
• LTIP Entitlement:
  Fixed Value £1,000, Variable Value £3,000
• PMI:
  Single cover
• Income Protection Life Assurance
• Holiday: 25 days plus BH
• Private Pension

• Carry out hands‑on mechanical maintenance, fault‑finding and repair activities across plant equipment and systems.
• Plan and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance to ensure safe, reliable plant performance.
• Prepare risk assessments, method statements and work packs for maintenance tasks and shutdown activities.
• Manage contractors and maintenance service contracts, including supervision during outages, inspections and overhauls.
• Support major plant inspections, interim outages and mechanical overhauls across thermal generation assets.
• Ensure full compliance with HSE legislation, company safety rules and environmental standards.
• Act as Competent Person / Authorised Person where required to support safe system of work, isolation and permit processes.
• Provide 24/7 maintenance support and rapid fault response during plant failures and breakdowns.
• Support budget control, procurement and technical specification development for mechanical works and spares.
• Work cross‑functionally with operations, suppliers and other engineering disciplines to improve reliability and maintenance best practice.

• Clear and confident communicator, able to operate effectively within both open‑plan office and site‑based environments.
• Professional, dependable, and accountable, with a strong sense of ownership across all areas of responsibility.
• Background in power generation is preferred; however, candidates with strong transferable experience from heavy industrial sectors will also be considered, including pharmaceutical, marine, waste‑to‑energy and other process‑intensive industries.
• Minimum requirement: HNC qualified in a Mechanical Engineering field with demonstrable practical maintenance and plant engineering experience.
• Open‑minded, adaptable, and resilient with a collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively as part of a close‑knit team.
• Flexible and responsive to changing plant priorities and operational demands.
• Analytical and decisive under pressure, with strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills particularly during live plant issues or failures.
• Demonstrates potential and ambition to progress into a Team Leader position in the future.