DescriptionAn opportunity has arisen within the Maintenance department at Lynemouth Power Station for a Mechanical Craftsperson, working within our onsite multi-disciplined maintenance teams.

The purpose of the role is to carry out maintenance and repair of all plant and equipment relating to both mechanical generation and fuel handling activities.

As this role was recently advertised, previous shortlisted applicants will be considered and contacted directly as applicable. 
Key ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Shift Engineer, the key duties and responsibility will include:

• Performing planned and reactive maintenance on a wide range of mechanical equipment.
• Fault finding and rectifying problems on mechanical equipment.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance schedules (PPM’s).
• Working to the site safety rules and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW).
• Ensuring compliance with appropriate Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental standards, policies, and procedures.
• Assisting with scheduled and unscheduled outage activities as required, to ensure all aspects of mechanical work are completed to program, in a safe and efficient manner.
• Completing accurate maintenance reporting within the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Developing and implementing engineering procedures, instructions, method statements, risk assessments and guidance documents.

Skills, Knowledge and ExpertiseBackground

• Experience working in a fast-paced heavy process environment, often under pressure and working to tight timescales.
• Experience working efficiently and effectively in mechanical engineering.
• Experience in carrying our preventative planned maintenance on mechanical equipment.
• A good understanding of mechanical principles.
• Experience of complying with statutory regulations and safety requirements.
• Experience/knowledge of safe systems of work, including permit to work, method statements and risk assessments.

Behaviours

• Ability to engage and influence team members at all levels within the organisation.
• A self-motivated individual who thrives in a dynamic work environment.
• Strong IT skills.
• Excellent teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• A time-served EITB or NVQ apprenticeship (or equivalent) in a Mechanical discipline area (essential).
• IOSH (desirable).
• Engineering HNC (desirable).

EPUK Investments Ltd (EPUKI) is the UK division of Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH), a leading energy group of over 70 companies that owns and operates assets across Europe. EPH group employs circa 24,000 people internationally, owns €30.5bn of assets, generating €37.1bn of revenue and an EBITDA of €4.3bn.

EPUKI was established in 2015 as the strategic platform for expanding the EPH group into the UK energy market. Since launching, EPUKI has made several acquisitions and developed a number of new opportunities and now owns multiple renewable and flexible power generating assets in the UK and Ireland.

EPUKI has grown rapidly to revenues ~£3.5bn and EBITDA ~£300m. We pride ourselves on an entrepreneurial culture and flat leadership structure where individuals (wherever they are in the organisation) can make a real impact on our business. 

Our aim is to enable the UK and Ireland low carbon transition through provision of flexible and reliable energy supply.  To achieve this, we will:

• develop, construct and acquire the right assets to support the transformation of the energy system;
• invest in our people and our assets to best respond to the changing needs of our sector;
• continuously challenge ourselves to identify opportunities, build our knowledge and develop innovative solutions.

EPUKI is one of the largest independent generators in the UK and Ireland, with an asset base that covers multiple technologies and a range of revenue streams; these include fully merchant baseload and peaking plant and index traded baseload plants, providing a range of system services across the energy and balancing spectrum.  

Despite its significant market presence, EPUKI has a flat structure with fast paced decision-making ability enabling better optimisation of market positions.  The market continues to evolve and develop as the UK and Irish governments drive towards Net Zero with increasing challenges of renewables penetration, introduction of hydrogen and other new technologies.

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