We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Engineering Team Leader to join our client, who is a leading specialist in their industry and has customers all around the world. This is a fantastic time to join the company, which cares about its employees and focuses on opportunities and progression. The role is a day shift role and permanent.
The primary duties of the role include skilled execution of planned & corrective mechanical maintenance activities, ensuring reliable condition and robust performance of numerous and varied items of plant and equipment across the site. Fault finding and root cause failure identification, a proactive approach to defect correction and reporting with a sound ability for swift breakdown resolution in emergency process situations. Coordination with existing maintenance, operations, and process departments as well as adopting safe working techniques and good overall engineering practice.
You will have many responsibilities, some will include:
1. Implementation of scheduled planned maintenance by realizing work orders generated by the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
2. Reacting to failure/breakdown of equipment and carrying out corrective/remedial measures as necessary or directed
3. Possess & demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of industrial mechanical equipment, especially pumps, gearboxes/drive trains, bearings/shafts, conveyors, valves, and screens/filters
4. Perform strip down, repair, overhaul & test of various mechanical plant
5. Install & repair various types of industrial pipework & fittings
6. Be able to solve problems by properly investigating symptoms and tracing back to identify root cause
7. Suggestion of solutions for continuous improvement of plant safety, reliability, and overall efficiency
8. Identification & reporting of abnormal equipment behavior or critical process situations
Our client is looking for the following:
1. Mechanical engineering apprenticeship at trade level essential and experience in a similar role
2. Good working knowledge of pneumatic & hydraulic systems
3. Capable of fabrication & welding to a good standard using either electric arc, MIG & TIG methods beneficial
4. Ability to read & understand mechanical and process schematics/specifications - including P&ID
5. Good understanding of electrical & control systems beneficial
6. Good understanding of automated/PLC controlled equipment beneficial
7. Experience & knowledge of the Water/Waste water Industry is preferred
8. Current CSCS card or similar preferred
9. Current PASMA and MEWP license beneficial
10. Current forklift license beneficial
11. Current certificate for competency in confined spaces & escape BA beneficial
12. Strong understanding and appreciation of the need for safe systems of work, including risk assessment & method statements, isolation procedures, and permit to work systems
If you would like to hear more about this fantastic opportunity, apply today!
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