Senior Mechanical Engineer

Mansell Recruitment Group; London; On-site; GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead an engineering team in the dynamic field of drivetrain technologies. This pivotal role involves managing daily operations, ensuring technical excellence, and supporting the development of engineering processes. With a focus on quality and safety, you will contribute to the delivery of engineered products and services across various sectors, including oil and gas, rail, and energy. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact within a collaborative environment, driving innovation and efficiency while mentoring a skilled team. If you possess a strong mechanical engineering background and a passion for leadership, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Bonus

Qualifications

• Experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer with HNC/HND in a mechanically biased discipline.
• Knowledge of drivetrain systems and associated equipment is highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage the engineering team and oversee workshop activities.
• Support hands-on engineering tasks including condition assessments and problem solving.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Failure Analysis

Problem Solving

Report Writing

Team Management

Education

HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Our client is a leader in drivetrain technologies, serving industries such as oil and gas, energy, mining and mechanical engineering, ship technology, rail, and commercial vehicles.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will manage the engineering team on a day–to–day basis, in relation to workload and Engineers workshop activity.

This role sits between the Head of Engineering and the Engineering team for technical/engineering purposes to provide an additional layer of engineering and technical knowledge, experience, and assurance. As well as their own engineering tasks, this role will manage tasks of the Engineering team and review the outputs from the engineering team, prior to approval by the Head of Engineering.

This role contributes to the team development and efficiency, to ensure that the company meets or exceeds customer requirements, enabling delivery of engineered products and services, according to quality, to cost, safely and on time, in full to achieve targets and standards.

The Role:

1. To manage the engineering team on a day–to–day basis, in relation to workload and Engineers workshop activity.
2. To have mechanical engineering experience, in relation to component and system failure analysis.
3. To support the business from a hands–on Engineering perspective including overseeing condition assessments, preparation for FAIs, warranty claim investigation, problem solving, creating method statements, creating component overhaul and reclamation instructions, test procedures, support with material analysis and comparisons, report reviewing and sign off (list is indicative but not exhaustive).
4. Assist and identify training requirements, ensuring the team continue their development in general engineering, product knowledge, safety, confidence, attitudes, processes, skills, standards, etc.
5. Assist purchasing and quality with approval of new supplier selection and assessment.
6. Assist with the improvement, development, implementation, and management of engineering processes in safety critical environments.
7. To understand and work within a range of requirements including quality standards applicable to mechanical and rail engineering systems.
8. To deputise for the Head of Engineering in their absence.

The Candidate:

1. Experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer with a minimum HNC/HND qualification (or equivalent) in a mechanically biased engineering discipline.
2. Knowledge of drivetrain systems and associated equipment is highly beneficial (such as transmission, gearboxes, couplings etc).
3. Experience of managing an engineering team with a balance of general engineering, reverse engineering, unit testing, problem solving, understanding technical processes, report writing and review for technical investigations, review task management.
4. Knowledge of various industries ranging from heavy Engineering, Rail Marine, Power Generation and Oil – Gas sectors.

The Package:

Offering up to GBP70k plus bonus, private medical dental and other benefits.