Mechanical Technician

 

Description:

Mechanical Technician

World-changing careers, enabled by Johnson Matthey. With more than 200 years history, join us and help to accelerate the transition to net-zero! As a Mechanical Technician, you’ll contribute to JM’s mission as a world leader in sustainable technology, transforming energy and reducing carbon emissions for a cleaner, brighter future.

The role:

As a Mechanical Technician, you will help drive our goals by:
 

  • Ensuring compliance to all site and company EHS policies and procedures, as well as adhering to legislative, regulatory, and quality assurance protocols.
  • Fabricating, constructing and commissioning bespoke R&D and pilot plant equipment to facilitate delivery of business-critical research and manufacturing programmes. Responsible for ensuring equipment installations meet site and statutory specification.
  • Maintaining and repairing existing installations to sustain equipment effectiveness and reliability, developing and working to standardised work procedures in support of preventative maintenance programmes. Timely and detailed recording of information as input into safety, maintenance, and operations KPIs.
  • Performing compliance testing of new and existing pilot and research engineering and utility equipment, including safety critical system inspection and calibration to meet the requirements of company safety policy, legislative guidelines, and quality requirements. Responsible for the sign-off and recording of inspection test records.

     

Key skills that will help you succeed in this role:
 

  • BTEC Level 3 or Advanced Apprenticeship as Engineering Technician or similar, or equivalent experience in engineering with demonstrable job specific skills. - Essential
  • Hands on experience working within both a project, and maintenance environment. - Essential
  • Experience with the inspection, test, and overhaul of equipment, and able to complete quality inspection reports. - Essential
  • Knowledge, skills, and attitude to resolve discipline specific plant problems autonomously, managing own workload. - Essential

     

What we offer:

We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees’ financial and physical wellbeing, such as:
 

  • Retirement savings
  • Share plans
  • Saving accounts
  • House saving funds
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Commuter allowances and loans
  • Medical plans / health assessments
  • Fitness discounts

Organization Johnson Matthey
Industry Technicians Jobs
Occupational Category Mechanical Technician
Job Location Durham,UK
Shift Type Morning
Job Type Full Time
Gender No Preference
Career Level Intermediate
Experience 2 Years
Posted at 2026-05-01 4:13 pm
Expires on 2026-06-15