Graduate - Mechanical Engineer

EET Fuels; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy firm in the UK is seeking graduates for their Mechanical Engineer Graduate Programme. This three-year site-based program focuses on developing engineering skills across different functions including Mechanical, Inspection & Integrity. Ideal candidates are driven graduates with an IMechE accredited degree, strong communication skills, and a willingness to learn. The role offers a competitive salary, extensive benefits including medical insurance, and support for progression towards Chartered Engineer status.

Benefits

Competitive salary starting at £30,000

10% salary uplift after performance review

10% company pension contribution

25 days holiday increasing with service

Private Medical Insurance

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate with an IMechE accredited degree.
• Willingness to learn and develop.
• Confident in written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Join internal teams to learn various engineering functions.
• Support a running production unit.
• Develop both technical and non-technical skills.

Skills

IMechE accredited Mechanical Engineering degree

Exceptional IT skills in Microsoft programs

Strong communication skills

Planning and organization

Problem solving

Resilience

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant subject with at least a 2:1 grading

Job description

Graduate Programme – Mechanical Engineer

Location: Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Ellesmere Port

Employment Type: Site Based Full Time Role 5 days per week Monday-Friday

Start Date: October 2026 (3 Year Fixed Term)

• Competitive salary starting at £30,000 per annum
• 10% salary uplift following a successful annual performance review, each year while on the graduate program
• 10% Company Contribution Pension
• 25 days of holiday, increasing with service
• Private Medical Insurance
• Additional Flex Benefits, including Holiday Purchase
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme with exclusive discounts
• Free secure on-site car parking

About The Company

Do you want to work for the company that’s playing a leading role in delivering the North West’s low carbon future? EET Fuels (Trading name of Essar Oil (UK) Limited) produces over 16% of the UK’s road transport fuels, provides key feedstocks to Britain’s petrochemical industry and is investing in developing low carbon fuels.

We are a major supplier in the North West and beyond with customers including most of the major retail brands operated by international oil companies and supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading commercial airlines and the region’s trains and buses.

And we’re central to the innovative HyNet project which is redefining energy to achieve our regional low carbon ambitions and national policy targets.

We employ over 800 expert and engaged colleagues, who are at the heart of everything we do. The company has an embedded safety culture, technically challenging work across all the different parts of the business and some of the best training available in the energy industry.

For more information, please visit www.eetfuels.com

The Role

Non-rotational Graduate Programme – a three-year program that focuses within a specific skillset area. There will be a range of internal moves within the specific Departments but not within a wider Company. These Graduate Schemes are designed to grow and develop a core skillset and associated learnings.

You will join a busy team core to the operation of the business. Over the three-year duration you will spend time in a variety of roles covering Mechanical, Inspection & Integrity engineering functions. The program is designed to provide exposure to the wide range of activities that the department is involved in and also provides wider exposure to the business operations. It will develop your technical skills in, amongst others, safety critical systems, legislative compliance, plant & equipment design, maintenance & inspection.

One of the primary focuses will involve support of a running production unit. This provides a highly varied and challenging experience with responsibility for a wide range of equipment and business requirements. This provides an excellent opportunity to not only enhance technical skills but also work with other disciplines across the business to resolve genuine business challenges. It will also introduce the legal and regulatory requirements for the business, such as COMAH requirements and management of change.

The placements will also give us an opportunity to develop non-technical skills, including planning & organisation, problem solving and making decisions and many others.

About You

Our ideal candidate will be a Graduate with an IMechE accredited degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant subject with at least a 2:1 Grading. Our ideal candidates will be highly driven, dedicated and flexible individuals, who are able to work effectively in a fast paced and constantly changing environment. They will be willing to learn and develop within Essar and are proactive with regards to their own development. They will be required to be highly literate, with exceptional IT skills in Microsoft programmes.

Essar fully support progression towards Chartered engineer status with the IET and will provide support and mentorship to enable individuals to progress towards this objective.

Successful candidates will be required to be confident communicators, both in written and verbal styles, and hold the confidence to present to a wide variety of Stakeholders; both internally and externally. Resilience and willingness to take responsibility will be highly sought after characteristics within our successful candidate.

Application Deadline

Thursday 15th January 2026. Please note, the application deadline is subject to change and may close earlier depending on application volumes.

Please note, we work with a carefully selected set of recruitment agencies, and we are not looking to add to the current preferred suppliers list. We are unable to accept representations from agencies that are not on that preferred supplier list.