Mechanical technician

Mechanical Technician

Are you passionate about precision mechanical assembly?
Do you enjoy working with hydraulic systems and ensuring top-quality builds?

Baker Hughes is a global leader in energy technology, transforming the energy landscape through our cutting‑edge solutions and market‑leading business segments. With over a century of expertise and operations in more than 120 countries, we are driving the future of energy—making it safer, cleaner, and more efficient for people and the planet.

Our Industry & Energy Technology (IET) team provides industry‑leading products and services that optimize the extraction, production, and processing of energy. We help a diverse range of customers across the value chain to reduce operating costs and improve productivity. Our team plays an integral role by helping the business plan for the future.

As a Mechanical Technician, you are building and assembling electrical/hydraulic control units, testing small directional control valves, and performing automated flush and pressure testing. You are working to engineering diagrams and drawings, ensuring assemblies meet quality standards, prescribed costs, and agreed lead times.

• Mechanically assembling hydraulic systems.
• Flushing units to ensure they are hydraulically clean.
• Fitting and torquing bolts in sequence to meet build standards.
• Feeding back quality issues using company procedures.
• Maintaining health and safety standards within the workshop.
• Carrying out any other tasks as specified by the Team Leader.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Have the ability to carry out mechanical assembly.
• Have the capability to read mechanical schematics.
• Have good knowledge and use of hand tools.
• Have experience in simple pipe fitting.
• Have the ability to carry out testing and calibration on modules under guidance from test engineers.
• Have sound mechanical knowledge of build processes.
• Have strong teamwork skills and clear communication abilities.
• Have a commitment to promoting company values through leading behaviors.

• Have NVQ Level 2/3 in Mechanical Assembly.
• Have BTEC Level 3 or HNC in Engineering.
• Have a results‑oriented mindset with a proven track record.
• Have a willingness to learn and adapt.

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, you have to work fully from office.

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well‑being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.