Mechanical Technician
Company: Johnson Matthey
Location: Royston, GB
Type: full time
Level: mid
Salary: GBP60145–60345
Posted: 4/11/2026
Job Description
Job title: Mechanical Technician (Shift-Based Role) Location: Royston, UK (on-site)
World-changing careers, enabled by Johnson Matthey. With more than 200 years history, join us and help to accelerate the transition to net-zero! 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.
As a mechanical Technician, you will join an established Mechanical Team within our top tier COMAH site, this role requires an experienced Industrial Mechanically biased maintenance technician who is able to demonstrate and execute a wide range of practical Mechanical skills, ranging from basic workshop skills including fabrication of pipework, steelwork, and plastics to working out on plant in a methodical & logical manner such that reactive faults can be identified and repaired safely, alongside working proactively by working on Planned maintenance & Routines scheduled by our Maintenance planner.
As a Mechanical Technician, you will help drive our goals by:
- Responsible for the delivery of preventative/proactive maintenance of Mechanical systems and its sub or support systems - Attending to any reactive/corrective maintenance that arises - Fault finding, completing any repairs/replacements/calibration or set-up, installation of new systems/equipment, commissioning alongside operations on returning to service - Contribute to improving the site performance in all aspects of safe operation, regulatory compliance, productive output and cost efficiency by improving the engineering reliability of site equipment and ensuring appropriate maintenance frequency of assets is complied with.
Key skills that will help you succeed in this role:
- Previous Manufacturing/Chemical industry experience - Knowledge and experience of site services, Gas, Compressed air, Steam, cooling water and how to deenergise and work on safely. - Knowledge and use of technical drawings & operator manuals alongside Mechanical exploded view/cross sectional drawings & P&ID's to aid fault diagnosis process.
What we offer:
- Competitive Retirement savings - Company-matched Share Incentive Plan - Life Assurance, Income Protection and Critical Illness - Medical Plans/Health Assessments - Retailer and Wellbeing Discounts - Competitive Annual Incentive Plan