Job Description:
Title:Junior Asset Verification Engineer – Industrial Plant (Kemsley, UK)
Day Rate:£175/day (contract)
Contract Duration:6 months (full-time, on-site)
Location:Kemsley, ME10
Role overview
Field engineer supporting a 6‑month physical asset verification project at a UK paper manufacturing plant. You will work as part of a team capturing equipment details, tagging assets, and updating records using structured survey forms and tablets.
Key responsibilities
- Perform area-by-area walkthroughs to locate plant assets (mechanical, electrical, utilities).
- Read and record nameplate data (manufacturer, model, serial, rating, year) into a standard survey form.
- Apply or verify physical asset tags on equipment following project standards.
- Take clear photos of assets, nameplates, and locations as evidence.
- Record basic asset condition and operational status (running / standby / not working).
- Match field findings to SAP / asset register records with support from senior engineers.
- Follow all site safety rules, permit-to-work processes, and PPE requirements.
- Work to daily productivity targets (around 40 assets per day) while maintaining data quality.
Required skills & experience
- HNC / NVQ Level 3 / apprenticeship in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, or similar (or equivalent experience).
- Some experience in industrial, FM, utilities, or building services environments (maintenance, inspections, or similar).
- Comfortable using tablets / mobile apps for structured data entry.
- Good attention to detail and ability to follow procedures.
- Strong safety mindset and willingness to work in a large industrial site.
- Prior exposure toasset tagging, asset surveys, or condition surveys.
- Some experience with SAP, CAFM, or CMMS systems.