Mechanical craftsperson/ Engineer
Role Overview
The role installs, maintains, repairs, and optimises mechanical systems and industrial plant equipment.
The position supports critical infrastructure, planned maintenance programmes, and continuous improvement in an in-person work setting.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The role installs, maintains, repairs, and optimises mechanical systems and industrial plant equipment.
The position supports critical infrastructure, planned maintenance programmes, and continuous improvement in an in-person work setting.
Duties
- Install, maintain, repair, and replace mechanical plant and equipment.
- Diagnose faults on pumps, motors, steam, heating, valve, pressurisation, and related systems.
- Fabricate, install, modify, and repair copper, steel, stainless steel, and plastic pipework.
- Maintain hot and cold water, drainage, and sanitary systems.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
- Maintain steam generation, distribution, condensate return, and pressure-reducing systems.
- Complete planned preventative and reactive maintenance.
- Read drawings and schematics and service pumps, motors, gearboxes, valves, and rotating equipment.
- Comply with safety and permit-to-work requirements.
- Support commissioning, maintain records, and collaborate to improve reliability and energy efficiency.
Experience and qualifications
- Proven experience as a Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Craftsperson, Mechanical Technician, or similar.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical building services and industrial plant equipment.
- Experience with pumps, motors and drives, steam and condensate, heating, hot water, pipework, plumbing, valves, actuators, and pressure systems.
- Ability to diagnose faults and perform effective repairs.
- Experience with planned preventative and reactive maintenance.
- Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, schematics, specifications, and manuals.
- Knowledge of relevant health and safety legislation.
- Relevant qualification such as NVQ Level 3, apprenticeship, City & Guilds, BTEC, HNC, HND, or equivalent.
- Experience in commercial, industrial, healthcare, manufacturing, or facilities management is advantageous.
- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and high workmanship standards.
Compensation
- Pay is £45,000 to £55,000 per year.
Work location
- Work location is in person in Cambridge.
Benefits
- Benefits include a company pension, employee discount, free and on-site parking, life insurance, private medical insurance, and sick pay.
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