AmcoGiffen
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
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Mechanical Fitter / Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Regional M&E Team - Canal & Rivers Infrastructure maintenance
Location
Castle Donnington, Midlands, or Gloucester
(Midlands region and some travel further afield where necessary)
A fantastic opportunity to join an established, national engineering contractor as a Mechanical Fitter supporting a busy and fast-paced Mechanical & Electrical engineering maintenance team. This position can offer longevity through its long-term maintenance framework supporting one of our key clients.
The Role
We require an enthusiastic and technically astute Mechanical Fitter based in the Midlands area and responsible for covering our regional framework maintenance projects. Our framework team is responsible for carrying out repairs and maintenance to assets and infrastructure around the UK’s Canals and Rivers including associated Electrical and Mechanical asset repair such as switch gear, control panels, PLC and SCADA equipment, moving structures, pumps, etc.
Joining the company as a Mechanical Fitter in the specialist Mechanical & Electrical framework team, you will undertake Electrical and Mechanical asset repair and maintenance as part of a two-person regional team. Your responsibilities will likely include working with Hydraulics, moving structures, bridges, penstocks, and water control. There will also be involvement working on Electrically biased maintenance including SCADA, Fault Finding on PLC’s, HMI’s, Electrical Testing RCD, Earth Loop impedance, R1/R2 Loop tests, Human Machine Units, Solar Panels and charging stations, Ultrasonic/Shaft encoders, MMI’s, Start/Stop Level Instrumentation, 40/10MA Loops, Mitsubishi PLC’s, and QR series.
The Role
- Supervision and working on small maintenance projects throughout the Canals & River Trust network of infrastructure and assets (working away will be required)
- Production of method statements
- Ordering/hire of materials and plant
- ‘Hands on’ Mechanical (and Electrical) repair and maintenance activities
Requirements
To excel in this role, you will be a qualified Mechanical Fitter and should be experienced with Hydraulics, moving structures, bridges, penstocks, and water control.
- Full U.K Driving License
- It would be advantageous for candidates to have gained experience in multi-disciplinary Electrical and Mechanical projects.
- Knowledge of Hydraulics
- Electrical appreciation
- NVQ L3 Mechanical (or equivalent)
- SSSTS/SMSTS
- Confined space medium risk
- Slinger
- PASMA
- MEWP
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The Company
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils, and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen is renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical, and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country; you will become part of our expert outfit.
In return
- Hourly rate negotiable depending on experience
- Transport provided
- Uplifts for ‘on call’ rota and overtime
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Company contributory Pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards
- Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
- Consistent learning opportunities
- A safe place to work
- Employee forums that provide a platform for having your voice heard
The Company
Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils, and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen is renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical, and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country; you will become part of our expert outfit.
AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways, and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
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We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums, and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organization.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion, or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people-first perspective, we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have a large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enroll all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24-hour, 7-days a week counselling and advice services.
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
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