Diagnostic technician Work, Jobs in Dodington, Som (with Salaries)

Maintenance Technician (Mechanical Bias)
Bakelite —Barry
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- Assembly
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Service Technician
Foray Motor Group —Taunton
- £35,000 - £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Employee discount
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Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical Bias) - Water Safety
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board —Cardiff
- £32,557 - £39,631 a year
- Full-time
- University
- Plumbing
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Technician
Efectis —Cardiff
- £28,000 - £29,000 a year
- Full-time
- Schematics
- Microsoft Office
- Electrical experience
- Employee discount
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Roadside Technician - Green Flag Patrol
Direct Line - Aviva —Cardiff
- £37,740 - £44,000 a year
- Overtime
- Maintenance
- Driving
- IT
- Employee discount
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Diagnostic Technician / Mechanic
Tweed Road Motors Ltd —Clevedon
- £30,000 - £38,000 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- In-person
- Automotive diagnostics
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MOT Tester/Technician
Jeff Browns Garage —Lympsham
- £38,000 - £42,000 a year
- Full-time
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Automotive diagnostics
- Free parking
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MET Technician
Motorbodies Weston —Weston-super-Mare
- £33,280 - £39,520 a year
- Full-time
- Quality control
- In-person
- Automotive diagnostics
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12d
Mechanic
Arnold Clark —Cardiff
- £40,000 - £50,000 a year
- Maintenance
- Driving
- Automotive diagnostics
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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5d
PCV / HGV Mechanic
First Bus —Bridgwater
- £24.61 an hour
- Monday to Friday
- Maintenance
- Driving
- Employee assistance programme
Vehicle Technician
Vertu Motors —Taunton
- £35,720 - £39,410 a year
- Full-time
- Automotive diagnostics
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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4d
Agricultural Service Technician
HAMBLYS Ltd —Honiton
- £35,000 - £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Assembly
- In-person
- Hand tools
- Free parking
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1d
Vehicle Technician
Jeff Browns Garage —Lympsham
- £38,000 - £42,000 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Maintenance
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
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1d
Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester
Halfords —Weston-super-Mare
- £36,770 - £42,970 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Fleet Mechanic - LGV
ConeMasters Limited —Cowbridge
- From £265 a day
- Part-time
- Maintenance
- In-person
- Automotive diagnostics
- Free parking
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Pharmacy Technician (Bank)
Nuffield Health —Vale of Glamorgan
- £16 an hour
- Part-time
- Hospital
- Customer service
- Computer skills
4d
Multi Skilled Engineering Technician
Cytiva —Cardiff
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Programmable logic controllers
- In-person
Vehicle Technician
Halfords —Taunton
- £36,620 - £43,220 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Vehicle Technician
Halfords —Bridgwater
- £34,000 - £40,600 a year
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
12d
Vehicle Technician -Taunton
Howards Motor Group —Taunton
- £37,167 - £48,245 a year
- Full-time
- Automotive diagnostics
- Communication skills

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Maintenance Technician (Mechanical Bias)

Bakelite -
Barry

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Job details

Full-time

Qualifications

Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Maintenance
CMMS
Assembly
Machining
Grinding
Mentoring
Rigging
NVQ
Root cause analysis
Communication skills
Mechanical knowledge

Full job description

At Bakelite, you’ll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today.

We’re Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you’ll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between. With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world’s most challenging demands.

Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World.

It’s Better with Bakelite.

Position Overview
The Multiskilled Maintenance Technician (Mechanical Bias) is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of plant assets within a high hazard chemical manufacturing environment. The role provides mechanical expertise while supporting electrical, instrumentation, and control tasks within competency limits.
The technician performs preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshoots equipment failures, and supports continuous improvement initiatives to maximise plant uptime and compliance with regulatory requirements (COMAH, PUWER, LOLER, Pressure Systems Safety Regulations, etc.).
Job Responsibilities
Maintenance & Repair

Perform planned preventive maintenance (PPM) on mechanical equipment, including pumps, vessels, pipework, gearboxes, compressors, boilers, rotating equipment, and mechanical seals.
Diagnose and repair mechanical faults safely and efficiently, minimising downtime.
Support electrical and instrumentation maintenance tasks within competency (e.g., basic fault finding, isolations under supervision, low complexity repairs).
Ensure all work is completed in compliance with site safety procedures, permit-to-work systems, and relevant UK legislation.

Plant Operation Support

Respond promptly to breakdowns and process interruptions.
Assist operations teams with the safe start up, shutdown, testing, and commissioning of plant equipment.
Participate in root cause analysis (RCA) for repetitive equipment failures.

Compliance & Documentation

Ensure maintenance activities comply with COMAH safety requirements.
Complete accurate maintenance records in the site’s CMMS (SAP).
Support statutory inspections and audits under PSSR, LOLER, DSEAR, ATEX, and insurance requirements.

Continuous Improvement

Identify and support reliability improvements for plant equipment.
Participate in improvement projects, shutdowns/turnarounds, and equipment upgrades.
Contribute to the development of maintenance procedures, SOPs, and safe systems of work.

Teamwork & Communication

Work collaboratively with operations, engineering, contractors, and technical teams.
Provide technical mentoring to apprentices and less experienced technicians.
Attend toolbox talks, shift handovers, and team meetings as required.

Local specific requirements for the role
Ability to work on a COMAH upper tier chemical plant with hazardous substances, pressurised systems, and high risk energy sources.

Participation in 7-day shift pattern and on call rota.
Competent use of site permit systems: PTW, confined space, hot work, process & electrical isolations, first breaks.
Ability to wear all required PPE including respiratory protection (subject to face fit).
Knowledge of site utilities (steam, condensate, cooling water, compressed air, etc.).
Experience working with process equipment such as:
Batch reactors
Heat exchangers
Storage tanks
Filtration & transfer systems
Boilers
Bio plant or effluent treatment systems (if applicable).

Functional Competencies
Mechanical Competencies

Mechanical fitting, alignment, and assembly skills.
Pump strip down and rebuild (centrifugal, positive displacement).
Pipework installation and repair (flanged, threaded, welded—depending on qualifications).
Mechanical seal replacement and troubleshooting.
Rotating equipment maintenance.
Basic machining or workshop skills (drilling, grinding, tapping).
Pressure systems awareness.

Electrical & Instrumentation Support (basic level)

Ability to read electrical drawings and P&IDs.
Basic fault finding on motors, sensors, switches, and control panels.
Understanding of isolations and lockout–tagout (LOTO).
Competence in instrumentation basics (pressure, flow, temperature transmitters) desirable.

Safety & Compliance

Strong understanding of process safety (COMAH, DSEAR).
Knowledge of LOLER, PUWER, COSHH, and Permit to Work systems.
Hazard identification and risk assessment skills.

Other Competencies

CMMS proficiency (SAP).
Good problem solving and diagnostic skills.
Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
Effective communication skills for cross functional working.

Education & Experience
Essential

Time served mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent NVQ Level 3 qualification.
Demonstrable experience as a maintenance technician in a chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, or related heavy industry environment.
Strong mechanical skill base with some electrical/instrumentation exposure.
Experience with hazardous area equipment or regulated environments.

Desirable

HNC/HND or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline.
COMPEX (EX01 04) competence – advantageous.
BOAS / steam boiler experience.
MEWP, forklift, scaffold awareness, or rigging qualifications.
Experience with permit writing and isolations.
Training or mentoring experience.

Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to an employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.

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