Mechanical Technician

The Company

Tradebe is a group of industrial businesses with the commitment of creating a more sustainable planet and making significant contributions to human wellbeing. In the UK, we are leaders focused on recycling, energy recovery and circular economy, managing all different environmental liabilities in a sustainable way.

Position: Mechanical Technician

Location: Queenslie,50 Carmaben Road, Glasgow, UK

We offer

• Salary from £30,000-£35000 
• Quarterly bonus
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays.  
• Pension   
• Flexible benefits (access to our benefits platform for discounts and cash back on shopping purchases, gyms and leisure activities, cycle to work scheme and dedicated wellbeing centre)  

The role

• Ensure that all planned maintenance is carried out in accordance with the relevant procedures that are in place. 
• Keep and maintain all maintenance records for the site ensuring that all relevant documentation is filled in and filed in the appropriate manner.
• Have a proactive approach and propose solutions on potential issues around the site and work with other personnel to find solutions.
• Detailing all problems and relaying information on all aspects of the plant, daily to the Maintenance Manager.
• Inform the Maintenance Manager of any breach of health and safety around the plant and make safe again if possible.
• Assist with the training of personnel on the plant when required, ensuring that all operators are trained in accordance with site procedures.
• Ensure that all maintenance spares are replenished before stock runs out; this can be done by informing the Maintenance Manager that these items need re-ordering.
• Ensure that all areas of the plant are kept in a safe manner whilst working and that the area is left in a safe state and tidy afterwards.
• Work on the plant during weekly shutdown periods and work with the Maintenance Manager to organise the appropriate resources needed.
• Guide/train plant operators when needed in their routine maintenance duties.
• Ability to work unsupervised and function as part of a team.

The person

Essential skills

• Recognised Mechanical apprenticeship or similar.
• Experience of working in a process industry/with process equipment
• Maintenance experience in a heavy engineering environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Computer Literate
• Good communication skills

Desirable skills

• Welding skills would be advantageous
• Electrical skills would be advantageous
• Experience of continuous processing equipment
• A good understanding of operations and maintenance, steam and hydraulic systems