Sellick Partnership
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Mechanical Lead
Manchester
Up to £43,000 | Permanent
40 Hours Per Week
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Mechanical Lead to join a well-established facilities management team in Manchester. This role is ideal for an experienced Mechanical Engineer looking to take the lead on site, overseeing both planned and reactive maintenance activities while ensuring the smooth operation of critical building services systems.
Key Responsibilities of the Mechanical Lead:
- Lead the site engineering team and act as the mechanical engineering champion on site.
- Carry out and oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance on mechanical building services systems.
- Diagnose, fault-find and rectify complex mechanical faults and plant issues.
- Ensure building services systems operate efficiently and maintain optimum environmental conditions.
- Manage Legionella monitoring and control activities in line with compliance requirements.
- Supervise subcontractors and ensure all work is completed safely and to the required standard.
- Produce reports, parts lists and estimated timescales for remedial works.
- Maintain accurate plant logs, maintenance records and CAFM updates.
- Operate permit-to-work systems and ensure compliance with risk assessments and safe systems of work.
- Support emergency and contingency planning and participate in the on-call rota.
- Assist with plant investigations, asset validation and continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
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The Successful Mechanical Lead will have:
- NVQ Level 2 or above in Mechanical Engineering Services or equivalent.
- Around 5 to 10 years' experience working as a Mechanical Engineer within a Facilities Management or Building Services environment.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical building services, plant and equipment.
- Experience leading engineers or supervising contractors on-site.
- Competent Person Mechanical and Pressure Systems (CPMPS) certification.
- Excellent fault-finding, diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
- Experience planning and overseeing plant isolations and shutdowns.
- A strong understanding of health & safety legislation and safe working practices.
- The ability to obtain and maintain BPSS clearance.
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Desirable Qualifications & Experience
- IPAF certification.
- PASMA certification.
For more information or to apply, please contact Chrissie Howard at the Sellick Partnership Derby office.
Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.
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