Mechanical Technician - Recycling & Renewable Energy Centre

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An exciting opportunity has arisen at our client's brand new Glasgow Recycling & Renewable Energy Centre for a Mechanical Technician, to provide a comprehensive repair and maintenance service for all on-site Mechanical equipment, providing support to other dedicated teams where necessary.

Our client is helping people see waste differently - By transforming domestic and commercial recyclables into high-quality raw materials or energy, they're making a substantial contribution to improving both their customers' and the UK's resource efficiency. Gone is the traditional waste collection and disposal company, and in its place is a progressive and innovative recycling and resource management operation. They use smart people and smart technology to deliver their vision. From user-friendly household waste recycling centres for the general public to some of the most advanced materials recycling facilities and energy from waste plants in Europe.

Mechanical Technician - Recycling & Renewable Energy Centre

Ref: 3257

Location: Glasgow

Competitve Salary

Our client is looking for someone with experience in mechanical engineering from within a process or power plant environment, along with experience of working with computerised Maintenance Management systems.

The ideal candidate will possess an appropriate technical qualification such as a City & Guilds / NVQ (or equivalent), including a recognised trade specific apprenticeship.

It is highly desirable to have experience in working with Safe Systems of Work (PTW), or to hold a recognised Health & Safety qualification, though not essential.

Duties include, but not limited to:

- Responsibility for carrying out planned and unplanned maintenance activities to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the Glasgow RREC.

- Ensuring maintenance plans and targets are achieved safely, economically and within the environmental limits of the plant.

- Carrying out fault diagnosis and rectifying as required, alongside conducting plant inspections and area safety inspections.

- Ensuring that all reporting within the Computerised Maintenance Management System is effective and followed through to completion promptly.

Skills / Experience:

- Understanding of Environmental and H&S issues and their impacts.

- Experience in Mechanical engineering of process industry or power plant environment.

- Experience of working with Computerised Maintenance Management systems

- To hold an appropriate technical qualification City & Guilds / NVQ (or equivalent), including a recognised trade specific apprenticeship.

- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Closing Date: 4th May 2015

Our client:

Employing over 3,200 people, our client strives to be an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable business. All sites and services are operated under the company’s business management system incorporating the highest environmental, quality and health and safety standards.

The company won two important titles (Health and Safety Best Practice and Best Communications Campaign) at the 2012 Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Awards for Environmental Excellence. Our client is a recent 'Recycling and Waste Management Business of the Year’ winner at the National Recycling Awards.

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