At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead mechanical systems, ensuring plant reliability and driving engineering excellence.
- Company: Join a top-tier industrial manufacturing organisation focused on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a culture that values safety and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a complex, safety-first environment while solving engineering challenges.
- Qualifications: Degree in Mechanical Engineering and experience in heavy industrial manufacturing.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ 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.
- 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).
Qualifications
- Degree (BEng) in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent (minimum HNC/HND).
- Proven mechanical engineering experience within a chemical, process or heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
- Experience with rotating equipment and mechanical systems.
- Knowledge of reliability engineering and preventative maintenance strategies.
- Familiarity with statutory inspections and pressure systems (PSSR).
- Experience in bioethanol or process manufacturing.
- Condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.
- Contractor and service contract management.
- Passionate about safety and engineering excellence.
- Enjoys solving complex engineering challenges.
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.
Construction Engineer - Mechanical in Stockton-on-Tees employer: Recruit-i Limited
Join a leading industrial manufacturing organisation in the North East, where you will be at the forefront of engineering excellence and safety within a highly automated environment. With a strong commitment to employee growth, you will have access to competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and opportunities to lead critical projects that enhance plant reliability and asset integrity. Embrace a collaborative work culture that prioritises continuous improvement and supports your professional development in a dynamic and rewarding setting.
