O&M Craftsperson (Mechanical)

You will report directly to the Markinch Mechanical Engineer. You will be expected to work in close collaboration with your colleagues within Maintenance & Operations.,

• Play a leading and active role in managing safety: live our performance and Mission Zero safety culture and climate


• Carry out daily plant walk around inspections and record all findings in our maintenance management system.


• Carry out preventative maintenance tasks as per maintenance management system requirements.


• Actively engage in accurate fault diagnosis, reactive fault finding and defect rectification.


• Support site engineers with maintenance scheduling through SAP.


• Support all aspects of station requirements including integration with the operations team.


• Actively support the need to develop cross-discipline skills & work flexibly to support each other irrespective of their background discipline.
  
  Have served an apprenticeship in mechanical fitting / plant maintenance and qualified to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent).


• Professional experience working in a heavy engineering environment.


• Competent interpreting and working to engineering drawings and OEM documentation.


• Comfortable working in confined spaces and working at height.


• Comfortable working in adverse weather conditions where required.


• Have a general knowledge and understanding of the use of IT equipment and have the ability to update worksheets on Microsoft Office applications (word / excel).


• Flexible and agile in their approach to supporting the Station through flexible working hours and application of skills. Ability and flexibility to retrain and to take on new skill sets.


• Strong HSE and wellbeing mindset.


• Values and behaviours: Role modelling the RWE desired behaviours. This will mean working with the others in an open, honest and consistent way and in a manner that demonstrably puts the needs of the station ahead of individual departmental or personal objectives. You should be demonstrably working as part of a cohesive team, engendering a sense of team spirit.


• Performance orientation: self-motivated to increase performance and deliver results paired with ability to solve complex technical issues.


• Growth mindset: self-reflective personality, able to learn and act on feedback.


• Living regionally or willingness to relocate.
  
  RWE is part of the vital infrastructure. Therefore, we screen all our new employees, to the extent that it is relevant to the position., To find out more about what it's like to work at one of Europe's largest energy companies and what we are all about we have a wealth of information on our Careers pages. https://www.rwe.com/en/rwe-careers-portal


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Equal Opportunities

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Our energy for a sustainable life

RWE represents change, innovation and sustainability. As one of the world's leading generators of electricity from renewable energy sources, we aim to be carbon-neutral by 2040 and to enable a sustainable life for people around the world. To achieve this, we are looking for dynamic and motivated people to join us in creating a sustainable and secure energy future.

RWE in the UK

We operate a large and diverse portfolio of power generation assets in the UK. We are the UK's second largest generator of thermal flexible capacity, supplying around 10% of the UK's electricity last year with 8.6GW of installed capacity. The portfolio includes the UK's largest fleet of gas-fired power stations, along with a small amount of Biomass and Hydro plants.


• An expected starting salary from £39,447 to £46,408 depending on experience and up to 10% annual bonus


• A personal retirement savings plan - if you put in 5% we will top up by a further 10% and you will get life assurance worth 4 x annual salary


• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata


• Company Paid Private Medical Insurance for you and your family


• One free professional membership subscription


• Access to flexible benefits such as Critical Illness, Dental Plan, Health Cash Plan, Share Incentive Plan, Cycle2Work, Electric Car Lease Scheme, Buy Additional Annual Leave and retail savings scheme


• Occupational Health support services for your wellbeing


• Access to our employee assistance programme in times of need


• Up to 2 days volunteering a year