The Role

We are looking for an experienced Mechanical Technician to join a large scale petrochemical manufacturing site in Hull.

Working as part of the site maintenance team, you will be responsible for carrying out mechanical maintenance safely, efficiently and to a high standard across the plant. The role will cover planned and reactive maintenance, fault finding, preventative and predictive maintenance, equipment installation and general mechanical maintenance activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned, preventative and predictive mechanical maintenance across the site.
• Investigate faults, troubleshoot mechanical issues and complete reactive repairs.
• Install, maintain and repair mechanical equipment and associated plant.
• Work safely and effectively within site procedures, standards and permit systems.
• Carry out work within your core mechanical trade and undertake additional tasks where suitably trained and competent, including lifting, slinging and pipefitting.
• Develop multi-discipline and broader maintenance capabilities where required.
• Support the inspection, testing and acceptance of completed maintenance work carried out by colleagues and contractors.
• Record maintenance activities accurately through SAP and other CMMS systems, including failure reporting, notifications, lessons learned and time recording.
• Identify equipment issues and provide feedback to maintenance and engineering teams to improve reliability and maintenance strategies.
• Assist with the identification, specification and requisition of spare parts and materials.
• Support workplace safety and condition audits.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve the productivity, reliability and quality of maintenance activities.
• Facilitate and support contractors and specialist technicians working on site.
• Provide guidance and support to apprentices, less experienced technicians and contractors where required.
• Work as part of a team to provide out-of-hours maintenance response and call-out cover.