Engineer

ELIS; Renfrew; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 Days Holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

ELIS is seeking an experienced engineer for its Inchinnan site in Scotland. The successful candidate will maintain and improve industrial laundry equipment, ensuring adherence to impeccable safety and efficiency standards.

Applicants should have strong electrical and mechanical skills and relevant engineering qualifications. The role offers growth opportunities within a supportive environment, including competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, such as 29 days of holiday.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing/process environment.
• Apprentice trained with relevant engineering qualifications.
• Ability to travel for training and other site visits.

Responsibilities

• Undertake remedial engineering works on industrial laundry equipment.
• Improve plant and machinery efficiency with the engineering team.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Skills

Electrical skills

Mechanical skills

Pneumatics knowledge

Hydraulics knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Engineering Level 3 and 4 NVQ

Higher National Diploma or C&G equivalent

Tools

CMMS system

MS Office

Job description

About a Career With Elis

Elis is an international multi‑service provider, offering textile, hygiene, and facility services solutions. We are a leader in most of the 29 countries in which we operate, employing 52,000 professionals.

• Location: Inchinnan
• Job Type: Full‑time
• Contract Type: Permanent

Role

The position is based in our Inchinnan site. The shift pattern is 4 on 4 off.

Your Mission at Elis

• You will undertake remedial engineering works to industrial laundry equipment on site as instructed by the Engineering Manager, repairing equipment in a safe and timely manner and ensuring Production is regularly updated on progress.
• Provide knowledge and input into the continuous improvement of plant, machinery, and maintenance activities, working with the Senior Engineer and Engineering Manager to identify areas and find suitable solutions through small projects.
• Ensure the Company’s disciplines, rules and standards are maintained.
• As part of the Engineering team, you always look to improve equipment performance, reliability, and running costs for replacement parts and consumables.
• Report incidents, accidents and near misses in accordance with Health and Safety Policies, ensuring that safe systems of work and best practice procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Ensure the Company assets are maintained to achieve maximum efficiency.
• Work with Senior Engineers and Engineering Manager to ensure that contractors are working safely on site and adhering to Health and Safety rules and procedures.
• Guarantee all activities are carried out in accordance with the Site Health and Safety instructions and the SSG Health and Safety manual, as well as relevant engineering standards.
• Maintain excellent communication between Production staff and co‑workers, ensuring all handover of ongoing activities is carried out every day and sharing all other information and practices as required.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a manufacturing/process environment.
• Engineering Level 3 and 4 NVQ qualification. A Higher National Diploma will be a distinct advantage or C&G equivalent. Must be apprentice trained, BTEC.
• Skilled in both Electrical and Mechanical trades with knowledge of engineering disciplines including pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical circuits and able to comprehend the relevant drawings/schematics.
• Self‑motivated, able to make decisions and react quickly to the needs of the business.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships across all levels of management and staff and work as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal (including use of MS Office).
• Record PPM information into a CMMS system accurately.
• Logical approach to fault finding with a high attention to detail.
• Able to travel to off‑site training facilities and other factories in the group, as and when required.

Desirable Skills / Knowledge

• Previous Industrial Laundry experience.
• Steam systems and chemical water treatment – BG01 or BOAS accreditation.
• Water network and heat recovery systems.
• Electronic component fault finding and testing.
• BS 7671 IET wiring regulations.
• Inspection and testing C&G 2391-52.
• Fabrication and welding.
• PTW risk assessor and contractor control.
• Legionella control, ACOP L8.
• Small to medium sized projects, 6 Sigma and Capex.
• IOSH managing safely.

Benefits

• 29 Days Holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme

We offer a competitive salary and the opportunity to work for a company that offers many development opportunities, has national structure to facilitate ambition and provides a friendly and supportive working environment.