Mechanical Craftsperson

Job number:
SP04565

Profession:
Engineering and Maintenance

Location:
Sellafield, West Cumbria

Contract type:
Permanent contract

Salary:
£36,073

Posting date: 24/01/2024

Closing date: 25/02/2024

Join Our Team

Starting Salary:
£36,073 with the opportunity to earn: £37,815 + an annual bonus of up to £4k.

Additional allowances starting from £1,825 per annum are applicable to this role.

Working Pattern:
Days (37.5 hours per week, typical hours are 07:30 - 15:40)

Location:
Sellafield, West Cumbria

We are looking for time served mechanics to join our teams here at Sellafield

Why choose Sellafield?

Seventy-five years ago, we helped to create the nation's nuclear deterrent. Today, we're using our unrivalled knowledge of nuclear to create a clean and safe environment for future generations.

In cleaning up the birthplace of the UK's nuclear industry, we are once again generating growth and employment in West Cumbria, the North West of England and beyond.

Our 11,000 strong workforce is joined by more than 40,000 people from the best of the best in the nuclear supply chain, from small Cumbrian businesses to global market leaders.

We need this diversity of thinking, of backgrounds, cultures and experiences.

What's in it for you?

At Sellafield Ltd, we are an organisation that is committed to supporting employees fulfil their potential. With comprehensive training and development opportunities, we will enable you to feel inspired in your role.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Be a part of Sellafield's 100 year mission.
• An attractive defined contribution pension scheme the company will match up to 13.5% for a 7% employee contribution
• You will benefit from an annual bonus of up to £4k based on company performance.
• 25.5 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays. Rising to 30 days annual leave from 1st April 2024. There is also the ability to purchase 3 additional days.
• The ability to carry over 5 days (rising to 10 from 1st April 2024) annual leave each financial year.
• Paid Sick Leave.

Family Friendly Policies

• Visit our Rewards & Benefits page to read more.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Lifestyle Benefits
• Reward & Recognition Policies.
• Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free Aviva Health App & Annual Health Check.

MyDiscounts

• Employee Savings & Discounts.

MyBenefits

• A Charity Giving Scheme.
• Many, many more

Essential Skills:

• Experience of isolating/make safe of plant equipment.
• Experience/evidence of fault finding and how issues were resolved including the techniques used.
• Able to use both manual and electronic information retrieval systems and able to explain types of information retrieval used.
• The ability to read technical drawings, instructions and manuals.
• Strong communication skills, and ability to liaise with a broad range of contacts.
• Proven maintenance experience gained through working on a wide range of equipment. Examples may include pumps, motors, remote handling equipment, bearings, breaks, engines, pipework, ventilation systems, cranes, steam & compressed air systems including various ancillaries and valves/Steam traps.

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of maintenance programmes and company standards/industry best practice.
• Trained to carry out condition monitoring in support of maintenance activities.
• Evidence of involvement in improvements to maintenance performance.
• Evidence of involvement in the improvement of a safe environment/general housekeeping of the work area, particularly in their own area of responsibility.

Please Remember:

• In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, Sellafield Ltd reserves the right to close the advert early.
• Please regularly check your Spam/Junk folders for news about this vacancy, correspondence could contain invitations to interview and other important updates.

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