Mechanical Site Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

Permanent | Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits

Recruit-i is delighted to be partnering with a leading industrial manufacturing organisation to recruit an experiencedMechanical Engineerfor 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.

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).

To be considered, you must be able to demonstrate:

• Degree (BEng) in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent (minimum HNC/HND).
• Proven mechanical engineering experience within achemical, process or heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience working on aTop Tier COMAH siteor 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.

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.

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.

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