Service Manager - Power Generation at Ylem Energy · Remote (United Kingdom)
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The ad says: “Full UK driving licence and ability to travel throughout the UK.”
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Significant experience within power generation, reciprocating gas engines, industrial engineering, field service, operations and maintenance
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Strong mechanical and electrical maintenance knowledge and experience.
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Experience of managing engineers, service teams or technical resources.
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Experience planning and coordinating planned and reactive maintenance in a time-critical environment.
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Understanding of plant availability, reliability and maintenance performance.
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Commercial awareness, including cost control, budgeting, quotations and job profitability.
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Experience of customer and/or contract management.
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Proven problem-solving, prioritisation and decision-making ability.
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Why they ask: Opener to see how you frame your story.
How to answer: Two minutes: current role, one achievement that matches this job, why this company now.
Why they ask: Checks ownership and depth.
How to answer: Use situation, action, result. Quantify the result.
Why they ask: Tests accountability and learning.
How to answer: Pick a real failure, own your part, show the fix and what changed afterwards.
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Why they ask: Checks judgement under pressure.
How to answer: Describe a concrete framework and one example of a trade-off you made.
Why they ask: Looks for red flags and motivation.
How to answer: Stay positive: what you want next, not what you dislike.
Why they ask: Fit and ambition check.
How to answer: Tie your growth to the problems this team is solving.
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