Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability Engineer

Roundhouse recruitment; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accredited technical training

Progression plan into Management

Hybrid working

Job summary

Roundhouse Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability Engineer to develop into a vibration analysis specialist. You will undergo extensive product and technical training and gradually take responsibility for UK customer sites.

The role offers UK travel, hybrid working and progression toward management. Initial months focus on training aligned with ISO 18436 and fault diagnosis across pumps, motors, gearboxes, bearings, fans and compressors.

Qualifications

• Mechanical, Reliability, Maintenance, Service or Rotating Equipment Engineer background
• Strong understanding of industrial rotating machinery
• Experience with fault finding on rotating equipment

Responsibilities

• Develop into a specialist in machinery condition monitoring and vibration analysis
• Undertake extensive onboarding and training; visit UK customer sites
• Provide technical support and machinery health recommendations to customers
• Travel around the UK to customer sites; hybrid work between office and sites

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability Engineer (Condition Monitoring / Vibration analysis)

£45,000 - £55,000 + Accredited Technical Training Including ISO 10816 + Bonus (up to 15K) + Overtime (1.5x/2x Pay)+ Progression Into Management + Hybrid Working + UK Travel

Blackburn, Lancashire (Hybrid - Office and Field based)

Are you a Mechanical Reliability / Rotating Equipment Engineer or similar looking to take the next step in your career with full training and development to become a Technical Specialist in Machinery Conditioning and Vibration analysis with a set progression plan in place including salary increases and promotion into Technical Management?

This is a rare opportunity to join an expanding International Engineering business who will invest heavily in your technical development, including industry-recognised vibration analysis training. You do not need to already be a fully qualified vibration specialist, provided you have a strong mechanical understanding of rotating machinery and fault finding.

You will spend your initial months receiving extensive product and technical training before gradually taking responsibility for customer sites across the UK. With an approved five-year growth plan and continued investment in the UK operation, there is significant scope to develop into increasingly senior technical positions, including longer-term progression towards Technical Manager.

The Role:

• Develop into a specialist in machinery condition monitoring and vibration analysis
• Extensive initial onboarding, product and technical training
• Accredited vibration analysis training aligned with ISO 18436
• Analyse the condition and performance of industrial rotating machinery
• Identify developing mechanical faults before equipment failure
• Work with pumps, motors, gearboxes, bearings, fans, compressors and similar rotating equipment
• Provide technical support and machinery health recommendations to customers
• Visit industrial customer sites throughout the UK
• UK-wide travel and overnight stays when required
• Hybrid working between customer sites, home and the office
• Increasing autonomy as your technical capability develops

The Person:

• Mechanical, Reliability, Maintenance, Service or Rotating Equipment Engineer
• Strong understanding of industrial rotating machinery
• Looking to develop into a Field-based Technical Support specialist
• Mechanical fault-finding experience
• Experience with pumps, motors, gearboxes, bearings, fans, compressors or similar equipment
• Condition monitoring, vibration analysis, thermography or predictive maintenance experience advantageous but not essential
• Comfortable travelling throughout the UK and staying away when required

The Benefits:

• Salary flexible depending on experience and technical level
• Accredited technical training
• Progression plan into Management
• Salary increases including after onboarding / training
• Flexible working arrangements for appointments etc.
• Development through vibration analysis certification levels
• Growing UK operation with an approved five-year development plan

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