Mechanical Engineer

Astute's Power team is partnering with leading with a world-wide Sugar Producer to recruit a Mechanical Engineer for its site in Newark.

The Mechanical Engineer role comes with a starting salary of up to £65,000 + benefits package.

If you're a Chartered Engineer, or working towards chartership and a Subject Matter Expert in Mechanical Engineering, upload your CV to apply today.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will:

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• Act as the site subject matter expert (SME) for all mechanical maintenance tasks to enhance safety, reliability and production throughput in line with site objectives.
  
• Ensure the technical integrity of mechanical plant to ensure that product, process and systems meet specified requirements.
  
• Develop technical specifications to support the repair of non‑routine mechanical breakdowns on site.
  
• Interpret business-wide standards and policy and ensure that they are understood and applied appropriately at site level and deliver legal compliance.
  
• Define technical specifications and acceptance testing standards for all mechanical maintenance tasks to ensure standardisation on site.
  
• Support and lead elements of our Newark Reliability journey, with focus on capability improvement of our mechanical and welding services through great coaching and mentoring.
  
• Lead site based mechanical reliability centred maintenance initiatives to facilitate maximum equipment and plant uptime and contribute to a cost per tonne reduction.
  
• Lead site based mechanical defect elimination initiatives to minimise production downtime.
  
• Lead a cross business expert group to facilitate standardisation of approach and the sharing of good practice.
  
• Always demonstrate the highest personal health and safety standards and work effectively with other team members to carry out the tasks safely and effectively.
  
• Deputise in the absence of the Engineering Manager.
  

We are looking for someone with the following:

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• Chartered Mechanical Engineer status or significant equivalent professional experience.
  
• Membership of a recognised professional body such as the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) or equivalent.
  
• NEBOSH Safety Certificate or equivalent health and safety qualification.
  
• Strong knowledge of British Standards relating to engineering plant, equipment, and maintenance practices.
  
• Proven experience in industrial manufacturing environments with expertise in mechanical maintenance and reliability‑centred maintenance principles.
  

The Mechanical Engineer role would suit someone who is:

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• Strong leadership and coaching mindset with the ability to mentor and develop technical teams.
  
• Proactive and analytical problem‑solver with a focus on continuous improvement.
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
  

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• Competitive starting salary of up to £65,000.
  
• Benefits Package incl. 10% pension.
  
• Training opportunities both internally and externally.
  

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.