Condition Monitoring Specialist

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?
For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.
It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?
Condition Monitoring Specialist
Do you have a background, experience or knowledge of Condition Monitoring and are keen to develop your experience with a company that gives you every other Friday off? Then a career at AWE could be for you!
Location - Reading area
Package - £27,420 - £45,000 (depending on your skill set and level of experience) and an allowance which is currently £5,613
As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
  
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
  
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
  
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
  
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
  
• Life Assurance
  
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
  
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
  
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site
  

Working within our Condition Based Maintenance Team, this is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team that is influencing improvements to Asset Management practices.
As a CM Specialist you will be responsible for key areas of the Condition Monitoring program, by managing databases, analysing data, reporting findings and recommendations, managing defect rectifications, and coaching /mentoring practitioners.
This role will give you the opportunity to further your knowledge of Condition Monitoring and Condition-Based Maintenance and help you develop the skills requires to progress further in this field.
Whilst not to be considered a check list, we would encourage applications from engineers to apply who can demonstrate some of the following:

• ISO 18436 CAT 2 certification in at least one Condition Monitoring technology. Vibration analysis is preferable.
  
• Knowledge of other Condition Monitoring technologies, as well as Maintenance & Reliability best practices.
  
• Experience of plant and process equipment maintenance, including fault finding techniques and methodologies
  
• An understanding of the Health and Safety At Work Act
  
• Experience of Safe Systems of Work (Including Method Statements and Risk Assessments)
  
• Candidates will be expected to have gained an engineering apprenticeship with a minimum NVQ/Diploma Level 3 in a relevant technical discipline or NVQ/Diploma level 2 plus industrial experience.
  

This is an excellent opportunity to apply your knowledge and expertise to support the UK’s Nuclear defence programme and be part of a team of remarkable people achieving extraordinary things.
Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.
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Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.
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