CHP Service Technician - South region

CHP Service Technician - South region.
Join the UK's leading renewable energy generator of low carbon power from captured landfill and mineral methane.

Locations: This is a field-based role attending breakdowns, your work will be allocated daily covering sites based in the Warwickshire, Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Essex, and Kent area.
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 GROSS PA + 15% bonus
Benefits

• Competitive salary plus bonus - target up to 15% paid quarterly and annually.
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme with 6% employer contribution
• Company van & fuel card which can be used for personal use.
• Green benefits offering a discount on domestic solar panels & EV car charging points.
• Employee Assist Programme, including an app which enables virtual appointments with GP's and mental health counsellors.

The shift start times are 5am, 8am, 11am and 3pm with every 5th week as a rest week including 2 weekends.

About the role
You will be an expert at tackling engine breakdowns, rising to the challenge of fault finding, getting to the root cause of problems on our fleet of four stroke gas combustion engines. You will be confident in stripping and rebuilding engines to ensure maximum availability of gas and related plant through trouble shooting and fault rectification.
If you have experience repairing and rebuilding petrol or diesel engines, generators, or mechanical plant equipment, this is an ideal opportunity for you. This role would suit you if you are ex forces and have a REME background.

Role:

• Attend breakdown call outs to perform comprehensive engine strip and repairs on our fleet gas reciprocating engines, mainly Jenbacher and CATERPILLAR gensets
• Identifying failures against agreed company technical standards, and raises work orders to allow the effective and efficient resolution
• Monitor the work of contractors who attend the repair of power generation equipment, gas process plant and Balance of Plant
• Ensuring that all work dispatched by the Logistics Centre is completed efficiently and to the required standard, reporting your location and job status on a timely basis
• Document site visits, complete service reports, booking parts out in real time and reporting actual shortfalls to maintain van stock
• Ensuring you are qualified and trained for the tasks you undertake and that you comply with the Company's procedures, HSQE policies and relevant legislation
• Ensuring all equipment and processes comply with legislation, permits and the company's HSQE requirements

Qualifications:

• Experience working on 4 stroke internal combustion engines or are competent at fault finding, stripping, repairing, and rebuilding engines.
• Experience working on Jenbacher, CAT, MWM, Perkins, MTU or CHP engines would be an advantage.
• You are safety conscience with strong problem-solving skills.
• You have a full UK driving license, preferably with field-based work experience
• You are confident using a laptop and completing online reports.

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