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Mechanical Maintenance Technician

  • Location: Milngavie, G62 7AF
  • Salary: £41000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 22 days ago

  • Sector: Renewables
  • Contact: Nathan Evans
  • Contact Email: Nathan.Evans@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01324 625 227
  • Start Date: 07 September 2025
  • Expiry Date: 08 October 2025
  • Job Ref: V-293986

We’re currently seeking an enthusiastic Plant Maintenance Technician to work with one of our clients on an anaerobic digestion facility on a permanent full-time basis.  We're looking for someone with experience working in Anaerobic Digestion or a similar processing environment. The right candidate will have a mechanical bias background apprenticeship or higher, and be competent in carrying out planned and reactive maintenance in a typical AD environment.



Roles & Responsibilities As the Plant Maintenance Technician (mechanical), you will be responsible for:

  • Carrying out front line maintenance, such as greasing, unblocking pumps and oil changes.

  • Carrying out day to day preventative maintenance.

  • Responding to breakdowns with extensive fault finding (both electrical and mechanical) using SCADA systems to aid fault finding.

  • Liaise with operations teams and support with operations when required.

  • Collect and maintain documentation to meet safety, quality, compliance and legislation.

  • Assume other responsibilities from time to time in order to support objectives and personal career development.

  • Be willing to form part of a call out rota.

  • Be willing work overtime or shifts as required.



Skills & Qualifications We are looking for someone with the following:

  • Minimum served a mechanical apprenticeship, HNC in Mechanical Engineering an advantage.

  • Experience working in Anaerobic Digestion or a similar processing environment such as EFW, Biomass, water treatment.

  • Experience carrying out first line maintenance on process plant such as pumps & conveyors is an advantage.

  • Ability to read P&ID’s.

  • Experienced in fault finding techniques and continuous improvement methodologies

  • Knowledge of SCADA/DCS systems

  • Ability to analyse data, report findings and recommend improvement actions.

  • An excellent attitude and work ethic

  • Proficient in Microsoft word excel etc.



Advantageous skills:

  • Electrical qualification

  • Telehandler ticket

  • First aid

  • IPAF

  • Lock out tag out


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