Mechanical Maintenance Technician

Mechanical Maintenance Technician - Up to £40/hr - Inside IR35 - Peterborough - 12 month initial contract - Days

A Mechanical Maintenance Technician opportunity has become available for one of the world’s leading manufacturers of off-highway machinery and diesel and natural gas engines.

The Mechanical Maintenance team provides expert technical support to a state-of-the-art engine test facility to ensure quality data output is maintained. The team has responsibility for the manufacture, implementation and upgrade of test facility support systems and rigs to assist in engine development and verification. The team is additionally responsible for commissioning the multi-million pound engine test facility, which has world-class performance, emissions and mechanical validation capabilities. 

The successful candidate will have the knowledge, base skills and experience to be able to maintain the mechanical plant within the facility to the high standard required to keep the company at the forefront of today's technology.

Candidates will have gained the following skills and experience through previous roles:

• Served a full engineering indentured apprenticeship and/or Qualified to a minimum of NVQ level 3 or equivalent and/or relevant job related experience.
• Must have a thorough knowledge of maintenance processes and tools, machine shop operations, equipment and processes plus familiarity with materials and quality objectives.
• Ability to read and interpret, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and schematics. (doesn’t need to have all of them but competency in one or two of them is desired).

The Successful Candidate may also be a subject matter expert in one of the following fields:

• Mechanical Maintenance- responding to all aspects of Mechanical Maintenance including breakdowns, planned works and Total Preventative maintenance working individually and among a diverse team.
• Pneumatics and Hydraulics - Ability to respond to requests to install, fault diagnose and repair hydraulic and pneumatic systems, including understanding and the use of schematic and detailed circuit drawings and schematics.
• Pipe Fitting - Ability to provide the installation of all service systems within G.E.D. (With the exception of live steam). Including but not limited to; Compressed air, Process water, Chilled water, Low pressure hot water, diesel fuel and all associated components.

As a vital member of the team and in return for your expertise, inclusive approach and commitment, we'll provide a favourable contract per hour rate of £40.00 and the chance to join a passionate and welcoming team

Please get in touch with our Jonathan Lee Recruitment team today to apply and register your interest for this Maintenance Technician position. They'd be thrilled to hear from you. We'd love to help you get your next role and enable you to fulfil your professional ambitions.

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