Senior Hydraulic Technician

We are recruiting an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Hydraulic Technician to join the workshop projects team on a full-time permanent staff basis. This role will be predominantly workshop based but may also involve working on-site either onshore, offshore or internationally. The role will work closely with the engineering department and will report directly to the Lead Technician. The position offers a variety of work, from assembling newbuild equipment to carrying out maintenance on equipment previously manufactured by Brimmond.,

• Taking responsibility for the workshop phase of the build, assembly, and testing of new equipment


• Assembly and testing of hydraulic power units, reelers, control panels and associated equipment which may be diesel, electrical or pneumatically driven.


• Refurbishing and maintaining hydraulic and mechanical equipment


• Fault finding and diagnosis of hydraulic and mechanical equipment


• Ensuring your workspace is kept safe, clean, and tidy


• You may be required to occassionally work overtime at short notice


• Mentoring and developing more junior team members


• Embrace the group QHSE objectives and play an active part in maintaining and improving workshop procedures, processes, and safety


• Ensuring that company policies are followed, and deadlines achieved


• Ensuring workshop job packs are completed accurately and to a high standard


• The ability to use own initiative, and to be able to work individually or as part of a team.
  
  Driven, self-motivated, enthusiastic with a genuine passion for the job


• Take pride in your work and have a fine attention to detail


• Time served in a mechanical, hydraulic, or other suitable engineering discipline


• 5 years+ of experience within a senior hydraulic technician role


• Extensive experience of hydraulic and mechanical systems


• Highly competent in:


• Hose manufacturing


• Assembling / fitting hydraulic and mechanical systems


• Hydraulic pumps: installation, set up, fault finding


• Rotating equipment


• Hydraulic and mechanical fault finding and diagnosis


• Reading and understanding hydraulic schematics, 2D and 3D general assembly drawings.


• Good computer skills - Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word


• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage own workload effectively to meet deadlines as is necessary


• Communicates effectively with internal and external contacts in a professional manner


• Works effectively within a team or other work group as appropriate


Preferred

• HNC or HND qualification in an engineering discipline.


• Basic electrical knowledge, including the ability to read electrical schematics


• Capable of pipe fitting, metric compression, twin ferrule, medium pressure


• BFPA Level 1 and 2 Hydraulics


• Knowledge of relevant industry standards and regulations


• Experience of hydrostatic pressure testing


• The ability to compile accurate and coherent service reports
  
  We specialise in the design, manufacture, rental and repair of lifting, mechanical and hydraulic equipment for industry, from our base in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


Established as a family business in 1996, we remain close to our founding principles today, prioritising our people in a culture of trust, respect, collaboration and open-mindedness

From workshop to board room, and throughout our interactions across the globe, our approach is guided above all by three key values: we are dynamic, responsive and proud.

£40,000 - £44,000 p/a (£19.00 - £21.50 p/h)

• 30 days annual leave per annum + 1 day extra per year of service up to 5 days.


• Private Health Care


• Critical Illness Cover


• Income Protection Scheme


• Gym Membership


• Private Dental


• Life Assurance (death in service)


• Salary Sacrifice Pension


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Company events including Christmas party and Summer BBQ


• One paid volunteer day per annum


• Charity matched funding program