Senior Installations Engineer — Onsite Manufacturing

elasticStage; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Tech office environment

Snacks and beverages

Medical insurance

Job summary

elasticStage is hiring a Senior Installations Engineer to lead hands-on installation, commissioning and testing of our production machinery at the Hemel Hempstead facility, with initial training at Elstree. You will supervise on-site contractors and document deviations, SOPs and RAMS to ensure seamless handover to Operations.

The role is site-based, five days on site, working with a growing Installations Team to scale our on-demand manufacturing platform.

Qualifications

• Level3 NVQ, BTEC, or City & Guilds in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, or Mechatronics Engineering or higher.
• Minimum 10 years experience as installation/service/field/maintenance engineer in automation, FMCG, automotive or manufacturing.
• Hands-on installation, commissioning and testing of mechanical and electrical production equipment.
• Experience managing contractors on site.
• Experience with building infrastructure systems (power, data, compressed air).
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Knowledge of machinery safety standards and compliance.
• Troubleshooting mechanical or electrical faults independently.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on mechanical and electrical assembly and installation of proprietary production machinery.
• Commissioning and testing of production systems to ensure seamless handover to the Operations team.
• Supervising third-party contractors who are undertaking installation work on site.
• Creating and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Installation Manuals, RAMS and supporting documentation.
• Installation and commissioning of building infrastructure systems that support the production machinery i.e. vacuum and compressed air systems, power supply and network systems.
• Troubleshooting and resolving mechanical, electrical and controls-related issues during installation and commissioning.
• Maintaining accurate as-built records, installation logs and documenting deviations from design.
• Supporting integrated commissioning alongside the wider engineering team.
• Contributing to the refinement of installation procedures as the team grows.

Skills

Hands-on install

Troubleshooting

On-site management

Reading schematics

Education

NVQ Level 3 / BTEC / City & Guilds in Engineering

Tools

PLC fault-finding and programming

Job description

elasticStage is hiring a Senior Installations Engineer to lead hands-on installation, commissioning and testing of our production machinery at the Hemel Hempstead facility, with initial training at Elstree. You will supervise on-site contractors and document deviations, SOPs and RAMS to ensure seamless handover to Operations.

The role is site-based, five days on site, working with a growing Installations Team to scale our on-demand manufacturing platform.