Mechanical Technician (Copy)

Enfinium Community Fund
Knottingley
3 weeks ago
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About The Role

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Join Our Team as a Mechanical Technician!


Are you ready to keep the wheels turning and the plant performing at its best? As a Mechanical Technician, you’ll be a vital part of our maintenance team, ensuring our mechanical systems run safely, reliably and efficiently. From planned preventative maintenance to reactive repairs, you’ll help us maintain operational continuity and maximise plant performance.


What you will be doing

Your day-to-day responsibilities will be varied and impactful. Here’s what you can expect:



  • Safety First: Ensure all work complies with health, safety and environmental standards, following change management processes where necessary.
  • Plan and Coordinate: Organise daily maintenance activities, assist with outage planning, scheduling and coordination to keep everything running smoothly.
  • Preventative & Reactive Maintenance: Carry out inspections, servicing and repairs on mechanical plant equipment to prevent breakdowns and respond quickly when issues arise.
  • Investigate and Improve: Take part in investigations into safety and technical issues, propose solutions, and contribute to designing and installing new equipment or system modifications.
  • Work Pack Management: Prepare detailed work control packs using our maintenance management system, issue them to the team, and ensure timely close-out reporting.
  • Record and Report: Use our maintenance reporting system to log time, materials, issues identified and corrective actions taken—building a complete history of equipment performance.
  • Technical Expertise: Read and interpret technical drawings, sketches and specifications to carry out accurate repairs and installations.
  • Emergency Response: Respond promptly to emergency call-outs and provide off-duty cover when required to maintain plant availability.

What we’re looking for

  • Qualifications: NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent), ONC in engineering (desirable)
  • Experience: At least 3 years in mechanical maintenance within power generation, renewable energy, or a similar industry.
  • Background: Ideally, experience as a Maintenance Technician or Service Engineer working on plant equipment.

About Us

Who are enfinium?


enfinium is one of the largest energy-from-waste businesses in the UK and an industry leader in the conversion of non-recyclable residential and business waste into heat and partially renewable power. enfinium currently has a platform of six (two in construction) strategically located facilities across the UK. Today, enfinium has an annual waste processing capacity of over 2.3 million tonnes, and a total combined electric generating capacity of 265MW (gross) - enough energy to power more than 500,000 UK homes. enfinium is owned by infrastructure investment funds managed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners


At enfinium we’re guided by five principles, we use these to make sure we’re not only doing a great job, but we’re doing it in the right and safe way:


One Team- Pride Matters- Safety on Purpose- Make a positive impact- Take Ownership


As a Company, we really value our employees and as such, offer a generous employee benefits package which includes the following:



  • Vitality/Benaden Private Medical care
  • Private Dental Care
  • Life Assurance
  • Company pension with a 6% company contribution
  • EV Car Scheme
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Employee Assistance programme
  • Uniform provided
  • Continuous learning and development through our e-learning portal and access to role-based qualifications


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