Nuclear Restoration Services
Craft Assistant
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Are you looking for a hands-on role where your work makes a real difference? We have an exciting opportunity for a Craft Assistant within our FCA Engineering Maintenance team. This is a varied role offering the opportunity to work alongside skilled tradespeople, contribute to important site programmes, and develop valuable technical and practical experience.
As part of a supportive team, you will assist with preventative and defect maintenance activities, support new installations, and help ensure equipment, systems and work areas are maintained to the highest standards of safety and performance. First aid training will be provided if required.
What You'll Be Doing
You will provide practical support across a range of maintenance, installation and workshop activities. You'll help keep equipment and work areas safe, operational and compliant, while contributing to the smooth delivery of the site's maintenance programme.
- Assist with preventive and corrective maintenance activities, minor repairs, equipment checks, new installations and daily operational tasks across the site.
- Produce accurate job reports, identify and report routine maintenance and equipment performance issues, and support the safe handover and control of plant and equipment.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping, including workshop cleanliness, waste collection and packaging, and reinstatement of work areas following maintenance activities.
- Support the wider team through contractor escort duties, workshop tasks and other activities required to deliver maintenance objectives safely and effectively.
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What You'll Bring
We are seeking a reliable and motivated individual who enjoys practical work and can work effectively with minimal supervision. You will have a strong commitment to safety, good communication skills and the ability to contribute positively within a busy maintenance environment.
- Ability to work independently, demonstrate strong safety awareness and follow procedures consistently in a safety-critical environment.
- Good literacy, numeracy and communication skills, with the ability to complete records accurately and work effectively with colleagues and contractors.
- A valid driving licence is required, along with the ability to successfully fulfill the post specific capability assessment.
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We are looking to hold interviews week commencing Monday 7 September 2026, however, please note that this vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline should we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
If you require assistance at any point during the recruitment process contact careers@dounreay.nrservices.uk at the appropriate time so we can make any necessary, reasonable adjustment.
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