Job Title: Mechanical Technician
Department: Estates
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £26,160 - £31,453 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week*
Annual Leave: 30 days per annum
Pension: NEST Pension Scheme
- This role will work core hours of Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 16:30.Please note that there will also be a requirement to participate in a rota to provide occasional evening and weekend cover to support operational requirements.
The Role
Are you a skilled Mechanical Technician who takes pride in solving problems, maintaining high standards, and keeping essential building services operating at their best? We're looking for a proactive and hands-on Mechanical Service Technician to join our Facilities Management team, playing a vital role in maintaining the systems that support thousands of students, staff and visitors every day. This is more than a maintenance role. From servicing HVAC equipment and responding to reactive repairs, to supporting apprentices and helping deliver a safe, compliant and efficient campus environment, you'll be at the heart of ensuring our facilities perform reliably and effectively.
Key Responsibilities
- To carry out Preventative and Reactive maintenance including servicing a range of HVAC equipment such as:
- Fan Coil Units (FCUs)
- Chilled Beams (CB)
- Heat Recovery Units & Air Handling Units (AHUs).
- Reactive maintenance on failures of heating and cooling issues, often working at height to carry out isolation and repairs of leaks to small bore heating and cooling pipes, both press fit and compression joint.
- To carry out service checks, service, and replacement of thermostatic mixing valves.
- To act as Systems Specialist on the College’s Mechanical systems.
Please view the full job description here – Mechanical Technician
Qualifications
- NVQ Diploma in Engineering Maintenance.
- NVQ Extended Diploma in Engineering Maintenance.
- An Ordinary National Certificate (ONC) in Engineering.
- Level 3 (NVQ) Diploma in Electro-technical Services (Electrical Maintenance).
- Level 3 (NVQ) Diploma in Installing Electro technical Systems & Equipment (Buildings, Structures and the Environment).
Experience
- Experience of PPM & reactive maintenance on DHWS & DCWS and HVAC systems in a facilities management environment.
- Must be able to demonstrate significant in-depth experience at working as a maintenance technician in commercial/industrial sites.
- Carrying out works off mobile elevated working platforms (MEWPs).
- Produce and follow safe working procedures including risk assessment and COSHH.
Knowledge & Skills
- To have knowledge, ability and experience in carrying out maintenance tasks on commercial DHWS & DCWS systems including the servicing, repair and replacement of thermostatic mixing valves.
- To have knowledge and experience of PPM, reactive maintenance on water quality, and HVAC systems in a facilities management environment.
- Experience of working with renewable energy such as solar thermal and air source heat pumps.
- Highly focused and self-motivated, capable of managing multiple workloads and priorities.
Why Join Us?
- Substantial annual leave entitlement plus holiday purchase scheme.
- Health & Wellbeing; free gym membership, 24/7 counselling for you and your family
- Family-friendly policies: flexible hours and a supportive work environment
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): confidential support including counselling, legal and financial advice.
- Professional development: extensive training, mentoring, and career progression opportunities
- Funded CPD opportunities, regular staff development training, and paid volunteering days
- Access to discounted hair and beauty treatments at our onsite salon.
- College benefit scheme – College Extras:
- Up to 15% cashback at top retailers & restaurants
- Discounted gift cards for big brands
- Home & tech upgrades via salary sacrifice
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Discounted onsite car parking.
To learn more about working at Middlesbrough College, please visit our Work For Us page.
For further details and to discuss the role in more detail please contact Scott Daglish, Mechanical Technical Team Leader on [email protected]
Safeguarding Our Students
Middlesbrough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students. All staff are expected to share this commitment. If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All roles within the College carry safeguarding responsibilities, including promoting student welfare, reporting any concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), and modelling safe and appropriate conduct in line with College policies.
All posts at Middlesbrough College involve regulated activity and are therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.
Please be aware that it is a Criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
As part of our shortlisting process, we will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates to identify any safeguarding or reputation‑related concerns (as required by KCSIE).
Right to work
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Recruitment Process
Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.
Equality & Diversity
Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and make recruitment decisions based on skills and experience. As a Disability Confident employer, we actively support applicants with disabilities.
