Mechanical Engineer

Stirling Warrington Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matched up to 8%

Stable industry

GymFlex

Cycle2Work

EVScheme eligible

Employee Assistance Programme

Remote GP

Job summary

A global manufacturer supplying critical industries needs a hands-on Plant Engineer for its forge in Witton, Birmingham. You'll keep presses, furnaces and hydraulics running, and ensure uptime and safety across your area of plant.

You will drive preventive/predictive maintenance, root-cause analysis of recurring breakdowns, and lead CI on availability, energy and cost (FMEA, 5S, Lean Six Sigma). You’ll control engineering spend, spares and contractors, write RAMS, lead investigations and coach

Qualifications

• A Level 3 NVQ or HNC in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5 years in a plant/maintenance engineering role in heavy manufacturing.
• Strong hydraulics knowledge.
• Experience leading change in a unionised environment.
• Can-do attitude and urgency.

Responsibilities

• Own safety, uptime and reliability across your area of plant.
• Drive PPM and root-cause recurring breakdowns.
• Lead CI on availability, energy and cost (FMEA, 5S, Lean Six Sigma).
• Control engineering spend, spares and contractors.
• Write RAMS, lead investigations and coach the maintenance team.

Skills

Safety leadership

Maintenance planning

Root-cause analysis

Lean Six Sigma

Team coaching

Education

A Level 3 NVQ or HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

RAMS writing

Spare parts management

Hydraulics systems

Job description

Plant Engineer
Mechanical Engineer

Witton, Birmingham
8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to FridayDays - overtime as TOIL
£60,000 benefits

Benefits Include:

• Pension matched up to 8%


• incredibly stable industry


• GymFlex, Cycle2Work and EVScheme subject to eligibility.


• Employee Assistance Programme, remote GP.

A globalmanufacturer supplying critical industriesneeds a hands-on Plant Engineer for its forge. You'll keep presses, furnaces and hydraulics running. Then you'll make sure the same breakdowns don't come back.

The role

• Own safety, uptime and reliability across your area of plant


• Drive PPM and root-cause recurring breakdowns


• Lead CI on availability, energy and cost (FMEA, 5S, Lean Six Sigma)


• Control engineering spend, spares and contractors


• Write RAMS, lead investigations and coach the maintenance team

You'll need

• A Level 3 NVQ or HNC in Mechanical Engineering


• 5 years in a plant or maintenance engineering role in heavy manufacturing


• Strong hydraulics knowledge (forging presses and furnaces are a big plus)


• Experience leading change in a unionised environment


• A can-do attitude and a real sense of urgency

Why apply?

You'll get real ownership of critical plant and see the impact of your work every day, at a business serving some of the toughest customers in aerospace.

The postholder may come into contact with technology or equipment controlled by local and/or U.S. Government legislation and will be required to undertake specific security screening protocols.
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