Maintenance Technician

Company: IRVINGQ LIMITED
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Location: Letchworth
Job Description:

Salary: Up to £21.30 Per hour depending on experience

Benefits: Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Company Sick Pay, Healthcare Cash plan

About Us

IrvinGQ is a world-leading supplier of parachutes, aerial delivery systems and naval decoys to customers around the world. We create innovative products that our customers know they can rely on in highly challenging conditions where there are no second chances. Our systems must work right first time, every time. If you want to be part of a collaborative and supportive team that helps customers achieve their goals through great engineering that stands out from the crowd and are looking for your next challenge, then we want to hear from you!

About the Role

As a Technician within the Facilities function, you will embrace working as a team and have a strong will to succeed. You will undertake responsibility for the day-to-day maintenance of production machinery within all Production areas of the facility including the Letchworth site together with the upkeep of the site and buildings by reacting to general Maintenance requests while complying with Legislation and any other ad-hoc requests defined by the Facilities Manager.

Maintenance Technician Primary Responsibilities

  • Supporting daily Production within all Production areas
  • Attending machine Breakdowns to ensure minimum downtime
  • Liaising with Department heads, Production Operatives & Contractors to ensure minimum disruption
  • General site maintenance and repairs
  • Ensure work is carried out in compliance within HSE requirements
  • Carry out routine/planned maintenance – TPM
  • Cover front of site Security gate when required
  • Facility tasks as requested by Facilities Manager
  • A key holder and availability for call out in the event of an emergency outside of working hours
  • Other admin duties as requested by the Facilities Manager

Maintenance Technician Requirements

Essential skills

  • Time served mechanical/electrical background within a metals machining environment
  • IT literate using Microsoft Office
  • Good general communication and interpersonal skills, Effective Communicator
  • Needs to be IT literate.
  • Carry out routine preventative maintenance inspections and maintain records of the production equipment
  • Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
  • Ability to prioritise workload. Liaise with external contractors/suppliers to identify and overcome problems.
  • Experience of buildings maintenance and general repairs
  • An understanding of the Health and Safety at Work Act
  • A basic understanding of what is required to comply with Environmental Legislation

Advantageous skills and experience

  • 18 th Edition Electrical certificate
  • NEBOSH General certificate
  • Fork Truck licence
  • Knowledge of working within the heavy Textiles sewing industry would be advantageous

Other considerations

  • Must be willing to travel to our other site in Letchworth.

Hours

36

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Posted: July 8th, 2026