Details:
- Salary: £56,000 - 70,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Lancashire
- Date: 1 week ago
Description:
Lead Mechanical Engineer to join a global Chemical company based on one of their sites in the Blackpool area, on a permanent basis (although the company are open to speaking with contractors regarding this role), for a salary of between £56,000 - £70,000 per annum. This competitive salary is supported by fantastic benefits package that includes a discretionary annual bonus, 14% employer pension contribution, share save scheme & hybrid working opportunities.
As the Lead Mechanical Engineer you will be part of one of the world's largest chemical manufacturers, who strive to bring transformational and sustainable solutions which address global material obstacles, every day, within a range of industries from Automotive and Aviation, to Medical and Electronics - creating smarter and more sustainable manufacturing solutions.
The Lead Mechanical Engineer is responsible for managing a team, ensuring that essential business projects are delivered promptly and in line with company strategy, advising, guiding and supporting the team. You will work in partnership with other SLTs, stakeholders and your team to implement solutions to high standards, both design and technical in compliance to statutory regulations.
To be successful in this role as a Lead Mechanical Engineer you will have a proven management or mentorship experience, preferably within a chemical processing environment, with demonstrable experience working within a COMAH regulated environment. Additionally, you will have strong experience delivering significant, relevant projects and solutions, as well as having a working knowledge of Continuous Improvement Techniques such as Six Sigma, Lean etc. You will hold a Degree within a relevant eng. discipline as well as being a Chartered Member of a Professional Body.
Responsibilities of the Lead Mechanical Engineer :
As the Lead Mechanical Engineer , you will be responsible for the management of a team of up to 5 in-house and contract resource, to deliver solutions to improve operational productivity, and provide coaching to your team across the business, to drive improvements in a relevant capacity, across the company.
You will be responsible for delivering SHE investigations and relative actions promptly and to a high standard driving improvements in safety.
It is essential that you promote a culture of continuous improvement within your team; identifying significant improvement opportunities and effectively communicating this and their benefits to the senior managers.
You will own the relevant design process for capital project designs, ensuring that designs are fit for purpose and compliant with all company and statutory standards.
Responsible for all relevant documentation, ensuring that it is generated to the required standard and is suitably controlled within the overall document management system.
The Lead Mechanical Engineer will be in charge of all relevant aspects of over £300 million of manufacturing assets, and up to £50 million per annum of capital projects