At a Glance
- Tasks: Support plant teams with mechanical engineering and improve reliability at a major manufacturing site.
- Company: Join a leading UK chemical manufacturing site focused on engineering excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and the chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Opportunity to influence long-term asset performance and work with diverse teams.
- Why this job: Be part of an exciting transformation and enhance plant reliability in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Degree in Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years experience in a relevant field.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Help improve reliability at a major UK manufacturing site. We are recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join a major chemical/process manufacturing site in Greatham. The plant is entering an exciting new stage, with renewed focus on engineering capability, plant reliability, asset performance and safe production. This is a key technical role where you will provide mechanical engineering support to plant teams, improve reliability, support planned maintenance and outages, and contribute to long-term asset integrity.
What you'll be doing:
- Provide technical mechanical engineering support to plant teams.
- Troubleshoot plant issues and support technical investigations.
- Specify mechanical equipment and pressure system repairs.
- Support planned maintenance events, outages and emergent work.
- Identify and deliver reliability improvement opportunities.
- Provide mechanical input to safety reviews, risk assessments and incident investigations.
- Maintain and update mechanical asset life plans.
- Assess plant modifications and help manage engineering risk.
- Support compliance with site engineering standards and best practice.
- Work with Production, Engineering, Technical, Maintenance and specialist service providers.
What we're looking for:
- A degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Chartered Engineer status, or to be actively working towards it.
- 5+ years experience in an Upper Tier COMAH, chemical, manufacturing or process environment.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical equipment, pressure systems and plant reliability.
- Experience supporting troubleshooting, planned maintenance, outages and emergent work.
- Experience contributing to safety reviews, risk assessments, incident investigations and engineering change assessments.
- Manufacturing operational experience, including improvement activity and delivery of measurable business benefits.
- Strong problem-solving, communication and influencing skills.
Useful experience:
- Duty Mechanical Manager responsibilities.
- Management of Change or Inhibits signatory responsibilities.
- Responsible Mechanical Engineers Nominee responsibilities.
- Developing mechanical life plans and CAPEX recommendations.
- Managing specialist mechanical engineering service providers.
- Supporting pressure system repairs, inspections or statutory compliance activity.
- Reliability improvement techniques in a complex manufacturing or process environment.
Why apply?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a major UK process manufacturing site during an important stage of change and development. You will have the opportunity to:
- Play a key role in improving plant reliability and availability.
- Support safe operation of critical manufacturing assets.
- Work in a high-hazard, technically complex environment.
- Influence long-term mechanical asset performance and improvement plans.
- Make a visible impact across Production, Engineering and Technical teams.
Mechanical Engineer in Hampshire employer: Wolviston Management Services Ltd
Join a leading chemical manufacturing site in Greatham, where you will be part of a dynamic team focused on enhancing engineering capabilities and plant reliability. Our work culture promotes collaboration and innovation, offering you the chance to make a significant impact on safety and operational excellence while benefiting from ongoing professional development and growth opportunities. With a commitment to employee well-being and a supportive environment, we ensure that your contributions are recognised and valued.
Contact Details:
Wolviston Management Services Ltd Recruitment Team
