Mechanical Engineer - Scotland

VES Ltd; Scotland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Support for charity initiatives

Flexible working hours

Overnight stays for work

Job summary

A mechanical engineering company in Scotland is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to assist with the installation, refurbishment, and maintenance of HVAC systems. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, assisting with electrical work, and maintaining equipment. Ideal candidates should have HVAC experience and be flexible with working hours. This role provides opportunities for professional development in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with HVAC equipment maintenance and installation.
• Understanding of building regulations and HVAC impact.
• Ability to assist lead engineers and supervisors effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Lead Engineer with various mechanical tasks.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements.
• Conduct planned maintenance visits on HVAC equipment.

Skills

Electrical experience

Health and Safety awareness

Flexibility

Job description

As a Mechanical Engineer you will be part of a team that undertakes various mechanical based activities onsite including the installation, refurbishment and maintenance of Ventilation plant on our client’s premises.

Description

Roles and responsibilities

• To assist the Lead Engineer or Supervisor with all engineering work.
• To learn and understand how to flatpack all VES units.
• To learn and understand refurbishment projects.
• To ensure that information given internally and externally is entirely satisfactory for all others to understand.
• To represent VES at all times in a professional manner.

Main activities

• To ensure all site paperwork is read before starting a project, this to include all health and safety documents and working procedures.
• To ensure that any health and safety requirements given for the particular site are adhered to.
• To assist with the flatpack installations of all VES air handling units.
• To assist with the refurbishment projects on all air handling units including but not limited to replacement of fans, motors, coils, EHB’s, filters, cleaning and painting.
• To assist with the internal field wiring of components within air handling units.
• To assist with the field wiring of speed controllers to VES air handling units only. (Others to terminate cabling and connect the main power supply).
• To ensure all sites are left clean and tidy.
• To ensure the contracts are completed correctly and fully in accordance with specification, along with the company’s procedures and Quality manual.
• To ensure that all information collected from site is recorded accurately and that this information is passed back to the relevant engineer within the office.
• To be flexible within the department at all times.
• To be aware of any Health and Safety hazard, this would constitute seeing anything that could be remotely dangerous/hazardous and to report this immediately to your line manager and/or Company Manager, Executive or Director.
• To carry out planned maintenance visits on HVAC equipment, including cleaning and painting of units.
• To ensure that hire equipment is looked after and is kept as secure as possible, when items are finished with report back to the internal office to ensure off hiring occurs. Wherever possible hire equipment to be left with the site contact if collection cannot happen during our time on site.
• To be flexible within the department at all times.
• To be aware of any Health and Safety hazard, this would constitute seeing anything that could be remotely dangerous/hazardous and to report this immediately to the nearest Company Manager, Executive or Director.
• Confidentiality must be maintained at all times in line with terms and conditions of employment.
• Flexible working hours and possibly some overnight stays and weekend work.
• Electrical experience is desired. Work on site inclusive of but not limited to, containment installation, controls field wiring, control panel modifications, condition inspections and electrical commissioning.

This specification is not an exhaustive list of duties, you will be expected to carry out different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the Organisation and the overall Business objectives of the Organisation.

If you would like to apply for this position, then please send a covering letter outlining clearly why you think you will be suitable for this position and attaching your CV to HR and Talent team [e-mail]

Each year VES supports a charity chosen by our staff as well as raising money for a variety of good causes through our Social & Charity Committee.

It is best practice to keep up to date with building regulations and have a good understanding on how it can have an affect in the HVAC industry and any future projects you may be involved in.