Mechanical Technician

Mechanical Maintenance Technician – Lancashire – Days: 07:30am–3:35pm – Contract.

An established and highly invested process manufacturing site in Clitheroe is looking to recruit a Mechanical Maintenance Technician to join its on‑site engineering team.

This is a contract role, days‑based for an initial 6‑month period.

As a Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you’ll be part of a multi‑skilled maintenance team supporting several production plants on a large, complex site. Your focus will be on ensuring high plant availability through a mix of reactive breakdown support and planned preventative maintenance.

• Responding to mechanical breakdowns, diagnosing faults and carrying out effective repairs
• Completing planned preventative and statutory maintenance activities via the CMMS
• Accurately recording all maintenance work, job history and spares usage in the system
• Supporting the Maintenance Team Leader to deliver a safe, effective maintenance function
• Contributing to reliability improvements through RCA and FMEA activities
• Supporting site performance targets across EHS, Quality and OEE

• A completed mechanical maintenance apprenticeship
• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or Maintenance
• Strong health & safety awareness within a process / chemical environment
• Experience with permit‑to‑work systems including LOTO
• Background in process plant maintenance (chemical, oil & gas, or similar highly regulated industries preferred)
• Confident using a CMMS (e.g. SAP PM or similar)

• Associate

• Contract

• Engineering Services and Repair and Maintenance

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