Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader

Mechanical Team Leader – Energy from Waste Power Station

£55,000 - £62,000 + benefits

Gloucestershire

SCINERGY Recruitment are recruiting for a Mechanical Team Leader to join the maintenance department of an energy from waste power station near the Gloucester area.

This is a senior role focused on the performance, reliability and maintenance of all mechanical plant across the facility. The successful candidate will act as the site’s mechanical technical expert, leading a skilled maintenance team and ensuring plant equipment is maintained safely, efficiently and in line with statutory and environmental requirements.

The role will involve:

• Leading and managing a team of mechanical maintenance technicians
• Taking ownership of mechanical plant performance, reliability and availability
• Acting as the site technical lead for mechanical maintenance activities
• Diagnosing complex faults, carrying out root cause analysis and driving reliability improvements
• Planning and coordinating preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance activities
• Supporting shutdowns, outages and major engineering works
• Supervising contractors, service providers and specialist vendors on site
• Managing mechanical service contracts and Long-Term Service Agreements
• Ensuring compliance with site procedures, Safe Systems of Work, permits and site safety rules
• Working closely with operations, engineering and senior site leadership to improve plant performance
• Supporting budget planning, spare parts strategy and maintenance improvement initiatives
• Identifying training needs and supporting the development of the mechanical maintenance team

To be considered for this role, you should have:

• An HNC or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering
• Strong mechanical maintenance experience within power generation or a heavy process environment
• Experience in a heavy process environment, ideally power generation/ EFW or similar. Marine Engineers from the Royal or Merchant Navy will also be considered
• Strong knowledge of mechanical plant including steam systems, turbines, pumps, valves, conveyors, gearboxes and rotating equipment
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to manage, motivate and develop a technical team
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation, Safe Systems of Work and permit-to-work procedures
• Working knowledge of statutory engineering regulations such as PSSR, LOLER and PUWER
• Experience coordinating contractors and third parties during planned and reactive maintenance works
• Strong fault-finding, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Good communication skills with the ability to work closely with operations, maintenance and senior management
• Experience using a CMMS would be desirable

What’s on offer:

• Salary up to £62,000 per annum
• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Company pension
• On-the-job training and progression
• Cyle to work scheme
• Further benefits

For further information or to apply, please contact Steve Utton at SCINERGY Recruitment on (phone number removed) or (url removed)