Craft Technician C&I

NRS Dounreay, Caithness

NRS Dounreay is Scotland’s largest decommissioning project.

For more than 50 years it was known as the centre of the UK’s fast reactor research and development and now the team is aiming to be recognised as a centre of excellence for nuclear decommissioning.

NRS Dounreay offers an opportunity to be involved in some of the UK’s most leading edge technical projects, developing unique skills and experiences which are highly sought after across the industry.

The package includes relocation assistance (where appropriate), an attractive company pension scheme, generous annual leave entitlement and a company bonus scheme.

At Dounreay we are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. We therefore actively welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, with different experiences and perspectives and we are committed to ensuring that we work in an inclusive way that means everyone can perform at their best.

Dounreay is a member of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essential criteria, Dounreay will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Job Description

Vacancies have arisen within maintenance and engineering support for Craft Technicians control & instrumentation. The purpose of the post is the delivery of maintenance. The individual will support plant maintenance activities on site.

Main Responsibilities:

• Identify and rectify routine maintenance problems where applicable.
• Utilise diagnostic techniques to identify faults in plants, systems and components.
• Carry out planned maintenance activities and defect rectification efficiently, includes defect investigation of causes and proposal of solutions whilst maintaining a focus on programme and resources.
• Reinstate the work area after completing the maintenance of plant, systems and components.
• Identify and report common equipment performance issues.
• Identify obsolescence and end-of-life issues.
• Assess the effectiveness of maintenance procedures and provide required amendments and changes.
• Produce fit for purpose job reports describing accurately the work that has been carried out, recommendations, solutions, PMI amendment details, conditions assessments, etc.
• Mentor apprenticeship development and may be an SVQ assessor.
• Liaise with suppliers/manufacturers on technical issues.
• Conduct safe and effective handover of plant and equipment to others and accept and confirm responsibility for the control of the plant and equipment within the work area isolation boundary.
• Identify areas/opportunities for improvement in processes, working practice, equipment utilisation, etc., offering solutions where appropriate.
• Perform the responsibilities of management appointments relevant to the post.

Aptitudes, qualifications and experience

• Instrument apprenticeship plus HNC in Engineering or equivalent qualifications plus experience
• Relevant instrument maintenance experience
• Work to a high standard as part of a team