Maintenance Technician Bridgwater, England
Job description
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
Jacobs are recruiting for Technicians to Join our EDF framework delivery team. The Generation Services business team supports our key client EDF Energy Nuclear Generation with regards their nuclear fleet in the UK. This is a key role within our Stations Services team based at Hinkley Point B Power Station.
In this role you will be part of the dedicated Maintenance team, which is based at the Hinkley Point B. You will report to the Head of Maintenance and Jacobs Site Lead as your reporting line. The team you will work within will be both diverse and inclusive (Client, Jacobs and other suppliers) to maintain the safe operational status of these important nuclear facilities by carrying out routine maintenance and defect repairs of plant, carrying out routine testing of plant, complete refurbishment of plant, undertaking modifications to plant and supporting outage activities. This role has no direct reports.
- Everyone working in our team will have a proven track record of working within highly regulated environments with high safety standards and culture.
- Strong communication and organisational skills are a must with the ability to develop relationships and maintain effective networks and be results-focused tempered with a team-centred approach.
- A strong commitment to all health and safety guidelines
- Safety critical understanding or having worked within a structured organisation
- Demonstrates high engineering and health and safety standards
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification within one of the following disciplines: Mechanical, Electrical, C&I, Civil, Construction & Commissioning
- Completion of Apprenticeship in appropriate technical discipline acceptable - Min four years' experience.
- Proven experience as Technician (or relevant role)
- Excellent knowledge of plant, machinery, systems, and components
- Aptitude in using various hand tools and precision measurement tools
- Ability to follow established procedures and practices and read Work Order Cards, RAMS, instructions, blueprints, schematic diagrams, general arrangements, building layout / containment drawings, knowledge of assigned (example HVAC) systems, similar systems, or equivalent systems
- Very good communication skills
- A problem-solving ability
- Seek commitment from key stakeholders
- Manage uncertainty and conflict
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and basic awareness of CAD
- Five plus years in a Technical role preferred
- EDF site/station experience is preferred
- Nuclear environment experience is preferred
- Preferred qualifications (training can be provided): SMSTS - Site Management Safety Training Scheme, CDM Qualification - in-house training and/or experience based, IOSH (Managing Safety - 5 day) Qualification, NEBOSH (General Certificate) qualification, CSCS - Construction Skills Certification Scheme
Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.
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