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Posted 5 March 2025
Job ref: morson_240644

Maintenance Technician (Refrigeration)

Help us to make a world of difference

Urenco is a global leader in the production of low carbon energy. We work at the cutting edge of the transition to a sustainable, net zero world.

We’re looking for Maintenance Technician (Refrigeration). Based at Capenhurst Site, you’ll work as part as the Maintenance Execution team actively carrying out the activities on the maintenance plan and responding to breakdown situations. You’ll also deliver the maintenance plan and support the plant online factor.

At Urenco we’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. If you feel you meet some, but not all of what were looking for, please still apply. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training and development experiences. Along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

What you’ll do:

  • Work safely at all times, ensuring that safety comes before production and challenging any safety issues
  • Processing corrective work orders, ensuring all information regarding the activity / task is received and understood before commencing work.
  • Plan Maintenance, ensuring A risk assessment / JSA is available for every maintenance activity. This is required to highlight the risks and the measures that need to be put in place to minimise the risk.
  • Execute maintenance and repair and modifications, ensuring permits are raised for all activities, working instructions are following and calibration reports are produced.
  • Update drawings if drawings are found to be incorrect or if modifications are made to plant, the drawings should be updated and sent away for approval.
  • Responding to breakdowns by being prepared to respond to all kinds of maintenance situations at any time

What do you need to thrive in this role?

  • Recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent and HNC / NVQ (Level3) and/or City and Guilds qualification.
  • Previous experience working with industrial cooling systems and refrigeration systems
  • In-depth knowledge of all maintenance activities carried out on site
  • Familiarity with technical documentation requirements in a highly regulated environment
  • Ability to analyse technical data to aid fault finding
  • Ability to follow and update maintenance working instructions, permits and procedures to ensure all standards are met
  • The capability of understanding electrical drawings, instrumentation drawings, mechanical drawings and Process Flow Diagrams.
  • Fault find on technical systems down to component level.

What can you expect from us?

More than just a job, we offer a future. More than just a place to work, we provide an opportunity to prosper. As an employee of Urenco you will receive:

  • Annual leave starting at 25 days, which increases by one day for every two years of service up to a maximum of 30 days. In addition, you will accrue 13 additional days off to be used flexibly. There’s also a newly added scheme for buying and selling holiday, up to 5 days.
  • A diverse range of family friendly policies.
  • A generous bonus scheme.
  • A defined contribution pension scheme with up to 16% employer’s contribution.
  • Single private medical and dental cover.
  • Flexible benefits package including life assurance and income protection. In addition, you’ll have an opportunity to purchase additional benefits that suit your lifestyle and take advantage of tax and NI savings.
  • Education and training we take pride in helping people learn and develop by supporting, accelerating and directing your learning. As well as the completion of mandatory health and safety courses, training packages will be offered to meet your specific needs.

Creating a diverse and inclusive workforce

As a truly global company with a presence in the UK, USA, Germany, and the Netherlands, we know that our individual differences make us stronger. Putting people at the heart of our business, we strive to create an open and inclusive workplace that allows every voice to be heard and diversity to thrive. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please let our talent acquisition team know.

Because together, we are one Urenco. We are enriching the world. And enriching your future.

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