Graduate Mechanical Engineer jobs in United Kingdom

ChampionX is seeking a driven Mechanical Engineer located in Fawley, Southampton. The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, and maintainability of systems, equipment, and processes within the ChampionX Fawley Plant. This role involves analysing the performance and reliability data, developing maintenance strategies, and implementing improvements to maximise the uptime and lifespan of critical assets.

What’s in it For You:

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organisation that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best
• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and empowers its employees through continuous improvement

What You Will Do:

• Collect and analyse reliability data from various sources, perform root cause analysis to identify failure modes and their impact, as well as develop and maintain reliability metrics and reports.
• Design and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs. Utilise condition monitoring and diagnostic techniques to predict failures, and recommend and oversee improvements to maintenance processes.
• Conduct failure mode and effects analysis and reliability-centred maintenance, and develop and implement strategies to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with design and process engineers to incorporate reliability into new product designs.
• Lead reliability projects and initiatives from conception through implementation, including coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability objectives are met and managing project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively.
• Provide training and support to maintenance and operations personnel on reliability best practices. Develop documentation and training materials related to reliability programs.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations related to reliability and maintenance. Develop and enforce reliability policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or related field).
• Previous relevant experience in a reliability engineering or maintenance role, preferably in a chemical manufacturing environment.

Physical Demands:

This role requires working in a chemical manufacturing plant and requires the ability to climb ladders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with reliability analysis techniques and tools.
• Proficiency in reliability modelling and simulation software.
• Knowledge of maintenance management systems.

About ChampionX

ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At ChampionX , we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

ChampionX is a global leader in chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry.

We bring more than a century of expertise and 7,000 team members to deliver forward-thinking innovations, unmatched global supply chain capability, and market-shaping solutions in reservoir, drilling, production, midstream, and water applications. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.