Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Mechanical Fitter / Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Regional M&E Team - Canal & Rivers Infrastructure maintenance

Location

• Castle Donnington, Midlands, or
• Gloucester

(Midlands region and some travel further afield where necessary)

A fantastic opportunity to join an established, national engineering contractor as a Mechanical Fitter supporting a busy and fast paced Mechanical & Electrical engineering maintenance team. This position can offer longevity through its long term maintenance framework supporting one of our key clients

The Role

We require an enthusiastic and technically astute Mechanical Fitter based in the Midlands area and responsible for covering our regional framework maintenance projects. Our framework team are responsible for carrying out repairs and maintenance to assets and infrastructure around the UK’s Canals and Rivers including associated Electrical and Mechanical asset repair such as switch gear, control panels, PLC and SCADA equipment, moving structures, pumps etc.

Joining the company as a Mechanical Fitter in the specialist Mechanical & Electrical framework team, you will undertake Electrical and Mechanical asset repair and maintenance as part of a two person regional team. Your responsibilities will likely include working with Hydraulics, moving structures, bridges, penstocks, and water control. There will also be involvement working on Electrically biased maintenance including SCADA, Fault Finding on PLC’s, HMI’s, Electrical Testing RCD, Earth Loop impedance, R1/R2 Loop tests, Human Machine Units, Solar Panels and charging stations, Ultrasonic/Shaft encoders, MMI’s, Start/Stop Level Instrumentation, 40/10MA Loops, Mitsubishi PLC’s and QR series.

The Role

• Supervision and working on small maintenance projects throughout the Canals & River Trust network of infrastructure and assets (working away will be required)
• Production of method statements
• Ordering/hire of materials and plant
• ‘Hands on’ Mechanical (and Electrical) repair and maintenance activities

Requirements

To excel in this role, you will be a qualified Mechanical Fitter and should be experienced with Hydraulics, moving structures, bridges, penstocks, and water control.

• Full U.K Driving License
• It would advantageous for candidates to have gained experienced in multi-disciplinary Electrical and Mechanical projects.
• Knowledge of Hydraulics
• Electrical appreciation
• NVQ L3 Mechanical (or equivalent)
• SSSTS/SMSTS
• Confined space medium risk
• Slinger
• PASMA
• MEWP

The Company

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

In return

• Hourly rate negotiable depending on experience
• Transport provided
• Uplifts for ‘on call’ rota and overtime
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Company contributory Pension scheme
• Life Insurance
• Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards
• Support and employee infrastructure embedded in the business as a platform for personal and professional development creating pathways for unrivalled career development and progression opportunities internally.
• Consistent learning opportunities
• A safe place to work
• Employee forum’s that provide a platform for having your voice heard