Mechanical Technician

You will be tasked with effective implementation of maintenance, development and ongoing project work on the mechanical systems and standards on our gas storage sites. This will include providing first line maintenance support, fault diagnosis to root cause analysis on critical plant and equipment and assisting in the preparation of maintenance schedules. You may at times supervise a team of staff and contractors to ensure work is completed to a high standard in terms of safety and quality and all relevant systems are updated., Carry out routine, planned and breakdown maintenance efficiently and in a timely manner, so that the plant and equipment is available and in good working order to meet operational requirements and budgetary constraints.

- Investigate, analyse, and rectify both simple and complex faults on critical plant and equipment possibly under pressure due to operational requirements.

- Supervise contractor's activities when required so that work is undertaken to the company's requirements and safety instructions.

- Recommend post design modifications to installed systems. Carry out any such modifications that are approved and within capabilities.

- Report on maintenance and rectification work carried out. Maintaining plant maintenance recording system.

Mechanical qualification such as time served apprenticeship or ONC or equivalent.

- Experience of mechanical maintenance on process plant associated with the Oil, Gas or Petrochemical industries.

- Initiative, commitment and be able to work well under pressure.

- A working knowledge of computer-based asset management system e.g. Maximo.

- Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills and be detail orientated.

- As you will travel to different sites it is essential you have a full driving licence and will be required to work flexibly to ensure the facilities are running to their maximum efficiency.

SSE Thermal is on a mission to deliver the flexible energy needed today while powering the transition to net zero. Our 600+ employees play a crucial role in keeping the lights on across the UK and Ireland and we're rising to the low-carbon challenge with our teams at the cutting-edge of vital technologies. We're developing ground-breaking carbon capture and storage projects and progressing plans for what could be the world's first hydrogen-fired power station, as well as a major hydrogen storage facility and exploring other exciting options as we decarbonise. We've already achieved a lot - but we're just getting started. As part of SSE, which is investing £24bn this decade, we're at the forefront of the energy transition - so come join us as we continue to grow and power change.