Lead Mechanical Engineer – Didcot Site
Location: Didcot
Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday–Friday, 08:00–17:00)
Salary: Upto £55,000 + Benefits
Annual Leave: 25 plus bank holidays
On-Call: Participation in rota required
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Lead Mechanical Engineer to take full ownership of the mechanical maintenance function at our Didcot site. This is a key role with responsibility for delivering Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance to meet statutory and contractual Service Level Agreements (SLAs). You will also be appointed as Authorised Person – Pressure Systems, ensuring compliance with AWSL Rules and Policies and managing all related permits.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure the highest standards and AWSL competencies are delivered and demonstrated.
- Deliver Portfolio M&E PPM and minor works
- Ensure the Client, Customer and Team are ‘kept in the loop’ through feedback and regular updates
- Contribute to the delivery of a quality service, aiming for 100% satisfaction of the Customer
- Provide technical support, advice and guidance to the Customer and Team
- Ensure best value for money to the Client by ensuring accuracy within the Team by checking resource and materials are suitable to effectively deliver the service
- Report on performance to your line manager
- Ensure safe delivery of all AWSL works, including those of our service partners
- Produce details of time and materials required for any minor works for quoting purposes.
- Liaise with Account Support, Supervisors, Managers, and Sub-Contractors to deliver work to the highest standard within SLA, as required.
- Build and foster relationships with the Client, Customer, other AWSL colleagues
- Ensure Planon system is constantly updated via your issued tablet and that all time is accounted for on the generated timesheet.
- Take ownership of the sites delivering exceptional service to the customer.
- Manage and cover all call out responsibilities out of hours when rostered.
- Escort contractors where needed and provide, issue and manage Permit to Work systems.
- Have a good working knowledge of and implementation of the LOTO procedure.
- Determine the differences between a High Risk and Low Risk System.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant legislation to work on `Mechanical Systems'.
- Produce suitable and sufficient risk assessments for typical tasks on Mechanical Systems.
- Prepare Safety Programme and Statement of Isolations, Permits to Work and Standing Instructions in accordance with relevant Safety Rules and Procedures.
- Ensure training competence of the engineering team and identify gaps.
- Carry out Contractor and site engineering team task assessments on a weekly basis. Carry out monthly field verifications.