Mechanical Technician

**Dawson Levy Resourcing**currently have an excellent opportunity for an Mechanical Technician to join a leading water organisation on a permanent basis in East London.

**About the role**:
We are seeking a Dual Skilled Technician. The main responsibility for the role is to ensure that all equipment at our Small Sewage Pumping stations is running safely and efficiently using proactive and reactive maintenance methods

Working within the team you will follow a robust maintenance plan as well as get involved in installation projects, electrical fault finding, project commissioning and emergency breakdown repairs to ensure our plant operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.??

**Key Accountabilities**:

- You will inspect, maintain, fault diagnose, test, install, modify or repair electrical & mechanical plant equipment
- Follow robust planned maintenance as well as getting involved in minor installation projects, electrical fault finding and emergency breakdown repairs to ensure our plant operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Investigate plant failures and carry out repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible in order to avoid interruptions to the process
- Provide technical advice, referring to up to date technical knowledge, and provide training or support for technical trainees if required
- Participate in a stand-by rota following the relevant training
- Participation in a 24/7 out of hours standby rota will be required after a suitable period of training and assessment
- Examples of equipment that you will be working on include; various pumps and associated control gear, 3 phase motors, starters and controls, electronic control systems such as VSD's, automatic valves and penstocks, flow, level and pressure measurement,programmable logic controllers, variable speed drives and controls, chemical handling and dosing equipment

**To be successful you will have the following skills and experience**:

- You should be a time served apprentice with significant experience in mechanical systems. Previous experience in an electrical apprenticeship, NVQ or C&G level 3 in mechanical engineering with an upskill qualification in mechanical NVQ2/3 is essential
- Ideally, you will have been upskilled with a mechanical qualification to allow inspecting, maintaining, fault diagnosing, test, installing, modifying or repairing mechanical and electrical plant equipment in a safe and efficient manner
- Experience working on large industrial plant equipment including various pumps within the utility industry would be beneficial
- Apprenticeship with significant experience of electrical systems working in a 'true multi-skilled capacity. Would also be ideal
- Experience in inspecting, maintaining, fault diagnosis, testing, installation, modifying or repairing mechanical and electrical plant equipment
- Knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues relevant to the industry would be beneficial for this role
- The work will require physical fitness
- You will need the ability to work in confined spaces and will require the completion of appropriate training for this
- **A full UK driving licence is essential**

**What's in it for you**:
Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service and a wider benefits scheme.

**A company van will be provided, plus also all necessary tools and PPE**

We're proud of the positive ways of working we have adopted during the pandemic. We want to create a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. For our office-based roles, we're moving to a hybrid approach where we'll provideoptions around working from our offices, our operational sites and home dependent on role/team/individual. This will be discussed during the assessment process.

Our client is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you'll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits. We're also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall DiversityChampion and Disability Confident Leader and we're a Times Top 50 Employer for Women.