Mechanical Technician, Tooling Io0232

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**Application Deadline**: 07/12/2025

**Department**:Engineering Services Department

**Division / Program**:Assembly & Commissioning Support Div.

**Section / Project**: Assembly Tranversal Activities Section

**Job Grade**: G4/G5 ( SALARY SIMULATOR )

**Language Requirements**:Fluent in English (written & spoken)

**Contract Duration**: Initial Employment Contract up to five years with possibility for extension

**Overview**

**Are you looking for an exciting opportunity at the heart of an ambitious fusion energy project?** Join our Assembly and Commissioning Support Division within the Engineering Service Department (ESD) as a Mechanical Technician supporting the operation of assembly tools.

As a **Mechanical Technician, Tooling,** your goals will include:

- Operating and testing the hydraulic / motor powered assembly tools which have been designed to lift, adjust, transport and align components during the assembly of the ITER Tokamak device.
- Following up the resolution of any potential issues with the tools concerned.
- Developing, under the leadership of your discipline manager, your skills and experience for the benefit of the Project.
- The Assembly and Commissioning Support Division aims to plan_ and perform the assembly of the machine and the plant systems, perform site coordination and in-field engineering support to installation activities and perform the component/system commissioning._
- The ESD provides the required skilled engineering resources or services, which are necessary for the successful completion of the ITER Project._
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**Key Duties** & Responsibilities**

**Primary Responsibilities**
- Operates and supervises the operation of the main hydraulic/complex tools used for the assembly of the machine.
- Performs installation, testing, commissioning of any new hydraulic tools and supervises contractors as required.
- Performs the maintenance of the tools to ensure that their availability is at the expected level and will not impact the assembly schedule.
- Monitors technical documentation related to the tools’ operation (assembly and operation procedures, maintenance instructions, etc.).
- Contributes to the development of plans and procedures for the activities to be performed, including the coordination of contractor activities on site.
- Troubleshoots issues, performs tests and analyses of the hydraulic tools to offer solutions to optimize and minimize impact where possible.

**Additional Responsibilities**
- Applies relevant Quality Assurance (QA) & Quality Control (QC) requirements and standards for tools, components and systems, in close relation with the Quality Management Division (QMD).

**Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, and the staff member may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above primary responsibilities.**

This position may require shift rotation and/or availability including day, evening, and night shifts, as well as weekends and holidays, depending upon project or team needs. This position also requires working at height.

**Experience & Competencies**

**Essential**:

- **Proven experience**in the operation and maintenance of complex assembly tools, in particular hydraulic tools.
- **Onsite Support**:**Support of tooling operation and associated activities/contractors on a large scale facility (manufacturing workshop, plant, etc.).
- Practical knowledge of **health and safety and environmental protection** regulations on a construction site/facility.
- **Managing Complexity**: Ability to analyze multiple and diverse sources of information to understand/define problems accurately before moving to proposals.
- **Communicates Effectively**: Ability to facilitate dialogue with a wide va