Mechanical Maintenance Technician

MaViAl Sp. z o.o. is recruiting an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Technician for a full-time temporary assignment at a new manufacturing plant in the Portview Road area, Avonmouth, Bristol BS11 9JE, United Kingdom. The equivalent MaViAl rate is £19.23–£21.63 gross per hour, calculated from the published £40,000–£45,000 annual salary using 40 paid hours per week.The reference working pattern is Monday to Friday, 08:00–17:00. The hourly conversion assumes one unpaid hour for breaks each day. Actual paid hours, break arrangements, authorised overtime, shutdown attendance, payroll treatment and assignment duration must be confirmed in the written assignment.Duties include planned and reactive mechanical maintenance; fault finding on conveyors, valves, compressors, filters, rotary equipment and piping systems; safe isolation and controlled restart; bearing, seal, coupling and drive maintenance where applicable; support during equipment installation, plant setup, commissioning and shutdowns; defect reporting; maintenance records; and coordination with the host engineering and production teams.Applicants must submit an English CV and have verifiable mechanical-maintenance experience. Heavy-industry or manufacturing experience is advantageous. Candidates must understand safe isolation, lockout and tagout, permits, mechanical drawings, conveyors, bearings, valves, compressors, rotary equipment, piping, pneumatics or hydraulics where applicable, lifting safety and maintenance documentation. A recognised mechanical qualification is a strong advantage. UK visa sponsorship is not included in this MaViAl assignment.The employment relationship remains with MaViAl Sp. z o.o. in Poland only where the posting and UK manufacturing arrangement are legally permitted and accepted by the host organisation. Before work begins, the written assignment must confirm the UK host, exact unit and gate, engineering reporting point, plant areas, duties, supervision, hourly rate, paid hours, right-to-work evidence, competence limits, isolation and permit procedures, commissioning scope, lifting arrangements, tools, test equipment, PPE, insurance, travel and accommodation where applicable, tax treatment and social-security position. Portable Document A1 concerns social-security coverage and does not grant UK work permission or authority to access, isolate, restart or commission plant.