Job summary

Completing mechanical maintenance and bolting activities both in the workshop and in the field across a range of mechanical fixed equipment including valves, exchangers, vessels and pipework.

Key skills required for this role

Mechanical Maintenance Technician, Mechanical Fitter, Fabricator, Pipework, Tank, Vessel, Valve, Mechanical Fitter

Important

Demonstrable experience of mechanical maintenance within the oil and gas / petrochemical sector.

Job description

This is an opportunity for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to work within the base maintenance team at the Fife Ethylene Plant.

As a Mechanical Maintenance Technician you will play a vital role in ensuring operational excellence and maintenance competitiveness as part of our client's site transformation roadmap.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Safety First - Work closely with your First Line Supervisor to enhance safety culture using the personal safety management system.

• Completing mechanical maintenance and bolting activities both in the workshop and in the field across a range of mechanical fixed equipment including valves, exchangers, vessels and pipework.
• Ensuring efficient preventative maintenance and defect repairs are performed on mechanical equipment.

• Bring innovation and resilience to diagnose and resolve mechanical maintenance issues and solve problems.
• Work with site planning, supervision, and other departments to optimize processes and prevent equipment failures.
• Investigate failures (root cause analysis) and partner with Engineering & Operations to prevent recurrence.

Qualifications and experience required include:

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a Mechanical Trade - HNC in Mechanical Engineering is a plus!
• Ideally oil & gas or Petrochemical industry experience, working with mechanical discipline.
• Strong technical & IT skills. Familiarity with SAP is a bonus!
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to clearly describe issues and recommend solutions.
• Independent & team player - Able to work autonomously and collaboratively.
• Flexibility - Comfortable adapting to changing priorities, tight deadlines, and occasional out-of-hours work.

This role is Inside IR35. The rates advertised are PAYE. The successful candidate could work Umbrella if preferred.