Mechanical Service Technician

Wickford, Essex
Salary: circa £45,000 + Benefits + Travel Payments

Prime Appointments are working with a leading engineering services provider supporting heavy industry sectors including Energy, Power Generation, Refinery, Aggregates and Utilities. They are looking to recruit an experienced Mechanical Service Technician to join their field service team.

This role involves extensive UK site-based work, with approximately 90% of client sites within an hour's travel. The remainder will involve wider UK travel and occasional working away when required.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer, Service Engineer, Field Service Technician or Rotating Equipment Engineer with strong hands-on experience in heavy engineering and rotating machinery.

The Role

As a Mechanical Service Technician, you will be responsible for the inspection, maintenance, repair and overhaul of rotating and static equipment across customer sites and workshop environments.

You will work both independently and as part of a team, supporting planned maintenance shutdowns, outages and reactive breakdown work across critical industrial assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out mechanical maintenance, repair and overhaul of rotating equipment including pumps and large turbines
• Service and maintain auxiliary and balance of plant (BOP) equipment
• Diagnose faults and carry out corrective repairs on industrial machinery
• Perform alignment, measurement and inspection using precision tools (micrometers, alignment tooling, etc.)
• Complete detailed service reports including findings, condition assessments and recommendations
• Support planned outages, shutdowns and project work at customer sites
• Carry out fault finding, defect diagnosis and preventative maintenance activities
• Manage workload effectively and prioritise site-based tasks
• Work in accordance with health, safety and site regulations at all times
• Occasional UK travel and working away from home as required

Skills & Experience Required

• Mechanical engineering qualification (ONC, HNC, NVQ or equivalent) essential
• Proven experience in mechanical fault finding, repair, installation and commissioning
• Strong knowledge of rotating equipment such as pumps, turbines and compressors
• Experience within heavy engineering sectors such as power generation, energy or industrial processing
• OEM experience with pumps or turbines highly advantageous
• Strong understanding of measurement, alignment and mechanical diagnostics
• Ability to produce accurate technical reports and documentation
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently or within a team
• Full UK driving licence (clean preferred)
• Must be eligible to pass security clearance checks
• Willingness to participate in a 1-in-5 callout rota

Benefits

• Salary circa £45,000 depending on experience
• Extra payments for travel and site work
• Annual bonus scheme
• Healthcare package
• Company van, fuel card, tools, PPE, laptop and mobile phone provided
• Pension scheme
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Uncapped overtime opportunities
• Opportunity to work on critical heavy engineering assets across the UK

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To apply, contact Julia at Prime Appointments for more information.

Candidates who require sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered for this role