Mechanical Technician

Astute's Power Team is partnered with a global organisation who specialise in the Energy from Waste industry to recruit for a Mechanical Technician to join their Energy from Waste Power Station in Dublin, Ireland.

The vital Mechanical Technician comes with a competitive basic salary + overtime + bonus + benefits.

If you're an experienced Mechanical Technician and are looking to work for a leading organisation who invests in training and professional development of their employees, then upload your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Mechanical Technician role

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor

you will be responsible for:

Fault finding and maintaining mechanical assets including steam boilers, pumps, gearboxes, valves, hydraulics, pneumatics, compressed air systems, etc.

Working in line with maintenance techniques and best practices

To ensure compliance with the pressure regulations and lifting gear inspection

requirements

Assisting in plant developments and projects

Supervising and setting to work on site contractors

Maintaining accurate maintenance records on the site Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

Assist in outage planning, scheduling and coordination

To ensure the availability of plant spares

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

Ideally have an NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) qualification in a relevant engineering discipline such as Mechanical Engineering

A health and safety qualification such as an IOSH will be highly advantageous

Personal Skills and prior experience

The Mechanical Technician role would suit someone who has:

Hands on maintenance experience with mechanical systems including, boilers, pumps, compressors, gearboxes, cranes etc

Practical knowledge of process plant and equipment gained in a heavy engineering environment such as power generation, petrochemical, steel works, CHP plant, paper mill etc.

Royal/Merchant Navy Marine Engineers will also be considered for this opportunity

Salary and benefits of the Mechanical Technician role

A competitive basic salary

Performance related bonus

Overtime

Excellent company pension

Other company benefits

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