Mechanical Craft

Salary
- Salary starting at £38,065
- Job Reference
- NNL/TP/34863/1812
- Contract Type
- Permanent - Full Time
- Closing Date
- 25 June, 2023
- Job Category
- EHSS&Q & Compliance
- Location
- Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom
- Posted on
- 10 May, 2023

**Job Introduction**:
Job Description for Mechanical Craft:
NNL is where your solutions solve real-world problems. As part of our Engineering team, you’ll not only be able to get involved with a huge variety of projects, you’ll also have lots of opportunity to drive them through from start to finish — allowing you to see the impact your work has in a real-world environment. This is your chance to use your experience, expertise and ingenuity to collaborate with leading scientists. You’ll be part of a team that delivers work to benefit society by advancing cleaner energy, protecting the environment and keeping everyone safe.

The Mechanical Craft is responsible for carrying out safe, quality, and efficient maintenance/ breakdown and project activities within Preston Laboratory. They shall ensure all activities are being undertaken in a safe and complaint manner, to meet all requirements of the Nuclear Site Licence (as applicable) and all Regulatory and Legislative purposes.

The role is 39 hours Monday to Friday, based at NNL Preston Laboratory. Occasional weekend working is available dependent on customer work demands.

**Role Responsibility**:
Main Responsibilities for Mechanical Craft:

- Perform routine examination / inspection / maintenance and testing on plant and equipment.
- Perform breakdown and recovery maintenance on plant and equipment.
- Provide support to project and improvement work.
- Provide support to the facility in the installation, modification and commissioning of plant equipment.
- To follow, complete and update maintenance instructions.
- Provide detailed feedback on maintenance tasks via CMMS.

Essential Criteria for Mechanical Craft:

- Time served recognised apprenticeship in a Mechanical Engineering discipline.
- Experience working to a safe system of work.
- The ability to work to engineering drawings.
- Working with the team to ensure targets are met.
- Pressure systems / pumps / protective devices.
- Maintain to the highest level, workmanship standards and quality.
- Maintain a good housekeeping policy.
- Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).

Desirable Criteria for Mechanical Craft:

- Working in a DSEAR environment experience.
- MEWP operator.
- LOLER experience.
- Formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent certificate.
- Workshop machine operator experience (Lathe/Milling machine etc).

**About the Company**:
We are harnessing nuclear science to benefit society Our four key focus areas are; clean energy, nuclear medicine, environmental restoration and security and non-proliferation Working from seven unique facilities across the UK, our 1,400 colleagues combine their expertise to push the boundaries of science - improving the future for our planet and everyone on it.

Join us and discover a career where anything is possible.

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

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National Nuclear Laboratory