Our client, based in Teesside, is looking for a Mechanical Technician to join their Maintenance team.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that maintenance is managed safely and efficiently
• Provide technical support, leadership and guidance to projects, operations and maintenance
• Execute safety critical equipment routines ensuring correct installation, checks and precautions are taken
• Ensure that all contractors working on the site comply with site rules and regulations
• Recommend and ensure actions on incident reports are recorded
• Complete scheduled and reactive mechanical maintenance on site
• Complete repairs to rotating equipment, e.g. mechanical seals, packed gland replacements, bearing replacements and oil changes
• Routine 3 monthly inspection of tanks including Pressure Vacuum Valves and Emergency Vents
• Making and breaking joints, replacement of in line equipment and piping e.g. Filters, Pressure Sustaining Valves, Pressure Vacuum Valves / Emergency Vent replacements on Tanks
• Fire pump testing
• Boxing and unboxing of tanks for inspection, including all necessary mechanical isolations as directed
• Maintenance of cranes and winches
• Slinging, rigging and lifting
• Carry out mechanical hazardous area inspections
• Valve preventative maintenance/overhaul and loading arm maintenance
• Assistance in hose testing/pressure testing
• Assistance in inspection and certification of lifting equipment
• Flame/spark arrestor inspections
• Assist in day-to-day management of ongoing maintenance tasks completed by third party Mechanical contractors
• Ensure all maintenance work is controlled and executed in a safe manner

Requirements:

• Suitably qualified (NVQ Engineering maintenance level 3) and / or Time served Mechanical Technician
• 5 years + experience on chemical manufacturing or storage plant
• Ability to read Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
• Manual Handling
• Asbestos Awareness

Hours of work would be Monday to Friday 08.00am - 4.00pm.

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