Mechanical Engineer

Ardagh Group; Irvine; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

33 days holiday including statutory

Development opportunities

Cycle to work

Job summary

Ardagh Group in Irvine, UK, is seeking a Time Served Mechanical Engineer for our Plant Maintenance Department. You will be responsible for mechanical repair, installation and planned maintenance of factory service equipment, ensuring reliable operations.

The role requires experience in a continuous process production environment, welding and fabrication, and a working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma tools. Strong communication, personal drive and customer focus are essential; internal or external

Qualifications

• Must be a Time Served Mechanical Engineer, educated to HNC level.
• Experience in providing a plant maintenance service within a continuous process production environment.
• Experience in welding and fabrication (from a role requiring multi-disciplines preferred).
• Excellent communication skills, personal drive, computer literate and customer focus.
• A good understanding of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Tools and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide the mechanical repair, installation, and planned maintenance of factory service equipment.
• Identifying and repairing mechanical faults with factory services and equipment in order to maintain efficient operations.
• Setting up and making mechanical adjustments to the factory equipment and services in order to maintain efficient operations.
• Observing factory equipment and services to establish what planned maintenance work requires to be carried out.
• Ability to carry out any related work, use of testing equipment, welding, burning, fabrication, and rigging.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Welding

Fabrication

Lean Six Sigma

Communication skills

Customer focus

Education

Time Served Mechanical Engineer

HNC

Tools

Welding tools

Fabrication tools

Job description

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A vacancy has arisen in our Plant Maintenance Department for a Time Served Mechanical Engineer.

Responsibilities:

• Provide the mechanical repair, installation, and planned maintenance of factory service equipment.
• Identifying and repairing mechanical faults with factory services and equipment in order to maintain efficient operations.
• Setting up and making mechanical adjustments to the factory equipment and services in order to maintain efficient operations.
• Observing factory equipment and services to establish what planned maintenance work requires to be carried out.
• Ability to carry out any related work, use of testing equipment, welding, burning, fabrication, and rigging.

Required skills / qualifications:

• Must be a Time Served Mechanical Engineer, educated to HNC level.
• Experience in providing a plant maintenance service within a continuous process production environment.
• Experience in welding and fabrication (from a role requiring multi-disciplines preferred).
• Excellent communication skills, personal drive, computer literate and customer focus.
• A good understanding of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Tools and continuous improvement.

What we offer

• Salary sacrifice pension scheme with up to 10% matched contributions
• 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday, with option for condensed hours, plus 26.5 days holiday + 8 statutory holidays
• An environment where we support the development and progression of our employees, tailored to the individual's aspirations and business opportunities
• Private Healthcare provided by AXA, for all employees
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, such as Occupational Health and cycle to work scheme
• Family friendly policies and Company Sick Pay, after qualifying period

Role Profile available on request.

This role is open to internal and external applicants.

Internal candidates must apply via myArdagh.

Closing Date: 25 November 2026

About Ardagh Group

Ardagh Groupis a global leader in metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for the world’s leading brands. We trace our roots all the way back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company, founded in 1932. Since then we have grown rapidly to a team of more than 20,000 people with revenues of almost $10 billion. Today we have a presence across Europe, Africa and the Americas.

• Did you know that Ardagh produce many of the beverage cans and bottles you drink your favourite beverages from?
• Did you know we produce metal and glass packaging which are permanent materials, meaning they can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality?
• Did you know we produce more than 160 million containers per day?

Ardagh is passionate about sustainability and have a reputation for innovation. We push the boundaries of what's possible, pioneering new production methods, new design techniques and new ways to recycle and save energy. Our aim is to reduce any negative environmental impact whilst remaining economically sustainable and socially responsible.

We believe that the success of our business depends on the success of our people. We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued, can work to their full potential, and where their achievements are celebrated.

Here at Ardagh, we offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team, you'll enjoy the journey!