Mechanical Engineer

• Oversee all mechanical maintenance activities, ensuring they are conducted safely, efficiently, and reliably
• Manage the life cycle integrity of plant and equipment, with responsibility for reactive, preventative, and condition-based maintenance processes
• Oversee critical systems including waste-fired high-pressure boilers, flue gas treatment systems, steam turbine generators, ash handling equipment, and auxiliary balance of plant systems
• Delivers and maintains high standards relating to health and safety performance and culture, environmental compliance and site housekeeping
• Comply with and actively participate in Company rules, procedures, initiatives
• Assists with the development, maintenance and implementation of operating and emergency instructions and procedures
• Ensures conformance to relevant statutory requirements
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities
• Ensures that the facility and all personnel operate safely at all times
• Thoroughly and promptly investigates any accidents or near misses
• Reports and communicates incidents as per the incident reporting systems
• Attends team safety meetings and lead meetings where necessary
• Keep abreast of changes to safety and environmental legislation
• Ensures that a work order, risk assessment and method statements are produced for each activity
• Assists in the delivery of improvements by identifying issues, making recommendations and implementing plans
• Assists with investigations into plant and process issues including root cause analysis
• Ensures that the plant is maintained in accordance with the prescribed O&M guidelines or approved instructions
• Works with team leaders and engineers to ensure that first line diagnosis and maintenance activities are carried out
• Ensures that the Ops / Maintenance Manager and shift team leader are informed of maintenance activities that impact upon availability and reliability
• Responsible for condition monitoring/ reliability of performance evaluation aspects of the critical rotating machinery
• Responsible for planning and managing mechanical maintenance activities during plant outages

• HNC/HND level or above in an Mechanical Engineering discipline
• A minimum of 5 years progressively responsible experience in the power generation environment, Energy from Waste, or similar industry
• IOSH or NEBOSH Managing Safely general certificate or similar safety qualification required as a minimum
• Professional memberships and certifications from groups such as the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMECHe), Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), or similar professional bodies
• In-depth knowledge of steam raising plant and power generation equipment, welding, maintenance, and repair issues

Attractive salary plus benefits