Mechanical Technician
Astute People · Peterborough, England ·
Last confirmed by our partners on 23 Oct 2026.
About the role
Astute's Power Team is partnered with a market-leading Energy company, to recruit for a Mechanical Technician to work at their gas-fired power station in Peterborough.
Responsibilities and duties
- Carrying out fault diagnosis, repairs, planned and unplanned maintenance activities on all mechanical assets to maximise plant availability including gas turbine, valves, pumps, gearboxes, hydraulics, pneumatics, etc
- Assisting during major maintenance periods, shutdowns, outages etc. when required to ensure maximum plant availability and efficiency
- Maintaining accurate maintenance records using the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
- Supervising and directing on site contractors when required
- Working within the company health, safety and environmental processes and procedures at all times.
Professional qualifications
- A time served apprenticeship with an NVQ Level 3 qualification in a relevant discipline such as Mechanical Engineering
- A formal Health and Safety qualification such as IOSH will be advantageous but not a necessity
Personal Skills, Prior Experience and Knowledge
- Prior mechanical maintenance experience in a heavy process engineering environments such as Power Generation (Energy from Waste, Biomass, Coal, CCGT, CHP, etc), Paper Mills, COMAH sites, Steelworks, Refineries, etc
- Excellent technical knowledge of mechanical equipment (gas turbines, pumps, valves, etc)
- Some experience with planning and scoping works with the ability to complete small projects
- Experience with CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management Systems)
Salary and benefits
- A competitive basic salary
- Overtime
- Private medical insurance
- Bonus
- Other excellent benefits
EEO and diversity
We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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