Mechanical Maintenance Craftsman
Allington, Maidstone

About Us

We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfills by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.

We own and operate more than 200 recycling, treatment and disposal facilities and employ nearly 2,400 people across the UK.

We’re currently looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Craftsman to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis and support maintenance works at our site in Allington.

The Benefits

- Competitive salary
- 25 days’ holiday per annum
- Company sick pay
- Pension scheme and life insurance
- Flexible benefits including high street savings, cycle to work scheme and Gymflex membership
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the Best Doctors Service
- Peer to peer recognition scheme
- Training and development opportunities

If you have experience with preventative and/or predictive maintenance techniques and relevant qualifications, this is the perfect opportunity to grow your career with our environmentally-focused organisation.

You’ll play a key role in the smooth running of our operations by positively shaping our Maintenance Department, encouraging team spirit and successfully handling a range of tasks and responsibilities. This varied profile will enable you to build your portfolio and broaden your knowledge as you go.

So, if you’re looking for a varied and engaging role, we want to hear from you!

The Role

As a Mechanical Maintenance Craftsman, you will oversee the implementation and execution of all corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance throughout the plant.

Acting as the key liaison between the Mechanical and/or Electrical Team Leaders, you will ensure the Maintenance Department delivers a safe and efficient service to the site.

As part of your role, you will implement new maintenance techniques and procedures with the aim of increasing the overall plant availability in line with budget expectations.

You will also strive to introduce best practice and a ‘right first time’ philosophy in the Maintenance Department.

Ensuring all activities within the site are carried out in a safe manner, you will:

- Assist in the planning, execution and completion of the annual planned outages
- Supervision and/or liaise with sub-contractors
- Help develop and implement the CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)
- Assist in the implementation of equipment upgrades and replacement
- Become actively involved in all statutory inspections of the plant and equipment

About You

To join us as a Mechanical Maintenance Craftsman, you will need:

- Experience with preventative and/or predictive maintenance techniques, including vibration analysis, laser alignment, thermography and oil analysis
- Crane maintenance experience
- Good knowledge of lifting operations and lifting equipment
- Previous CMMS experience
- Previous hydraulics experience
- The ability to manage numerous sub-contractors in a planned outage environment
- The willingness and ability to operate flexibly over a wide range of work areas
- An IOSH or NEBOSH safety accreditation
- Role based qualifications including rigger and/or slinger or mobile plant
- A recognised apprenticeship from a similar industry or a HNC in a mechanically biased subject

Ideally, you will have at least five years’ previous experience within the power, paper, cement or Energy from Waste industries. Experience of working with steam turbines and generators would also be beneficial to your application.
Other organisations may call this role Mechanical Craftsman, Mechanical Plant Technician, Mechanical Maintenance Technician, or Mechanical Engineer.

Webrecruit and FCC Environment are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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