Mechanical Engineer (Polymers)

TN United Kingdom; Grangemouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a highly motivated Mechanical Engineer to join their Grangemouth facility. This role involves delivering and maintaining a mechanical asset care policy to ensure reliability and performance targets. With a focus on sustainability and innovation, the successful candidate will work in a dynamic environment that encourages autonomy and professional growth. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a discretionary bonus and a contributory pension scheme, making this an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in the petrochemical sector.

Benefits

34 days holiday

Discounted PMI

Travel Insurance

Up to 20% Discretionary Bonus

Contributory Pension

Free On-site Gym

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity leave

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in managing equipment reliability systems in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement asset care policy for mechanical equipment.
• Lead troubleshooting on critical equipment failures.
• Coach operations personnel to enhance service delivery.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Troubleshooting

Root Cause Analysis

Asset Care

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

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Client:

INEOS

Location:

Grangemouth, United Kingdom

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Title: Mechanical Engineer

Location: Grangemouth (Polymers)

Contract type: Permanent

ABOUT US

Are you in?

A truly global company, INEOS comprises of 36 businesses with 194 sites in 29 countries throughout the world. We also encompass a range of consumer brands and sports interests.

INEOS Grangemouth is an integrated refinery and petrochemicals centre of excellence. We are the largest manufacturing site in Scotland. Click here to find out more .

We pride ourselves in offering a working environment that is friendly and welcoming, that offers employees true autonomy and empowerment and that enables everyone to achieve their goals and to have a fulfilling professional career with us. At Grangemouth and across the wider INEOS family, there are always opportunities.

Our aim, as always, is to find new, improved ways of doing things. Whether that’s through improving the energy efficiency of our plants, developing new ways of working or delivering on our net zero promises, we like to push boundaries and overcome challenges.

If you share our vision for a sustainable future; if you possess the skills and competencies to help deliver our net zero road map; if you want to play your part in the remarkable next step the UK petrochemical sector, we’d like to hear from you.

ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITY

A highly motivated Mechanical Engineer is required to deliver and maintain a mechanical asset care policy that supports the achievement of Asset SHE, cost and reliability performance targets. This role is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to work within a plant area that has seen significant recent investment and includes a diverse array of mechanical equipment types.

Key accountabilities

• Define and implement asset care policy for all rotating and static mechanical equipment in the Polymers business, to ensure delivery of ongoing asset reliability, integrity and cost commitments.
• Specify and audit inspection activities to ensure compliance with industry regulations.
• Define Polymers mechanical engineering standards, procedures and practices to ensure full compliance with current and future discipline integrity and legislative requirements.
• Define and continuously develop the long term (+10 year) Mechanical Strategy for Polymers to facilitate the development of future budgets and workloads.
• Maintain asset spares and equipment holding to maximise asset reliability and to drive maintenance and TAR efficiency/cost performance.
• Provide discipline expertise and root cause analysis in troubleshooting asset vulnerabilities to minimise impact on the short through long term operating plan.
• Provide discipline expertise for all Polymers improvement projects and act as formal discipline representative to ensure successful service delivery.
• Lead trouble-shooting on critical equipment failures to establish root cause of failure and define improvements to maintenance regimes and equipment design to eliminate faults.
• Ensure correct overall mechanical spend to meet asset requirements within available budget and where required, drive appropriate prioritisation.
• Specify TAR work scope requirements (in accordance with asset strategy) and assist in execution to support delivery of safe, on time and to budget TAR's.
• Coach all relevant Polymers operations and support personnel to ensure sufficient competence to effectively execute their core roles and generate enhanced service delivery to the business.

ABOUT YOU

You should:

• Be degree qualified in a relevant discipline (preferably Mechanical Engineering).
• Have knowledge of theory and practice of managing equipment reliability systems and processes in a production/manufacturing facility e.g. asset care.
• Have petrochemical or refining manufacturing experience including new plant commissioning, TAR planning and execution and problem solving on large scale static and rotating equipment.
• Have a strong understanding of discipline legislative and regulatory requirements and demonstrated ability to appropriately translate these requirements into equipment inspection/maintenance regimes.
• Be skilled in troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Be self-motivated, with the ability to identify and pursue plant reliability issues to a satisfactory resolution.
• Have experience of following a Plant Modification process and associated documentation management systems.

You may also:

• Be a Chartered Mechanical engineer (or in the process of gaining recognition) with demonstrable experience in an asset care role.

WHAT WE OFFER

• 34 days holiday (optional salary sacrifice to purchase up to 5 extra days)
• Benefits Platform – access to discounts on high street stores etc. Discounted PMI, Travel Insurance etc.
• Up to 20% Discretionary Bonus Opportunity
• Scottish Widows Contributory Pension including employer contributions
• Free On-site Gym
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work Scheme