At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead mechanical systems, ensuring plant reliability and driving engineering excellence.
- Company: Join a top-tier industrial manufacturing organisation with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a strong emphasis on continuous improvement and safety.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a complex, automated environment while promoting safety.
- Qualifications: Degree in Mechanical Engineering and experience in high-hazard process industries.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Recruit-i is delighted to be partnering with a leading industrial manufacturing organisation to recruit an experienced Mechanical Engineer for a highly automated, top-tier process manufacturing facility in the North East. This is an excellent opportunity to become the mechanical technical authority within a complex COMAH-regulated environment, playing a pivotal role in ensuring plant reliability, asset integrity and continuous improvement.
The Role
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will take ownership of the site's mechanical systems, supporting safe and reliable plant operations whilst driving engineering excellence. Key responsibilities include:
- Acting as the technical authority for mechanical equipment and rotating assets.
- Improving equipment reliability, asset integrity and maintenance strategies.
- Leading mechanical fault finding, root cause analysis and breakdown investigations.
- Planning and delivering maintenance activities, shutdowns and plant outages.
- Providing mechanical engineering input into capital projects and plant modifications.
- Managing contractors and specialist engineering services.
- Supporting statutory compliance, inspections and mechanical governance.
- Promoting a strong Safety First culture across engineering activities.
- Participating in the site's emergency response rota as Site Main Controller (training provided where required).
Essential Experience
To be considered, you must be able to demonstrate:
- Degree (BEng) in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent (minimum HNC/HND).
- Proven mechanical engineering experience within a chemical, process or heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
- Experience working on a Top Tier COMAH site or other high-hazard process industry.
- Strong knowledge of rotating equipment and mechanical systems.
- Reliability engineering and preventative maintenance strategies.
- Statutory inspections and pressure systems (PSSR).
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
Desirable Experience
Experience of any of the following would be advantageous:
- Bioethanol or process manufacturing.
- Condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.
- CMMS systems (such as PEMAC).
- Contractor and service contract management.
What We're Looking For
We're seeking an engineer who:
- Is passionate about safety and engineering excellence.
- Takes ownership and accountability.
- Has a continuous improvement mindset.
- Enjoys solving complex engineering challenges.
- Builds strong working relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
If you're an experienced Mechanical Engineer looking to join a business investing in reliability, engineering excellence and long-term operational performance, we'd love to hear from you.
Mechanical Site Engineer in North East employer: Recruit-i Limited
Join a leading industrial manufacturing organisation in the North East, where you will thrive in a culture that prioritises safety and engineering excellence. With competitive salaries and excellent benefits, this role offers significant opportunities for professional growth and development within a highly automated, top-tier process manufacturing facility. Be part of a team that values continuous improvement and fosters strong relationships across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring a rewarding and meaningful career.
