Mechanical Engineer

British Sugar is a home-grown success story and one of the most efficient and competitive beet processers in the world. Around 3,500 farmers based in East Anglia and the East Midlands supply our four advanced manufacturing sites with eight million tonnes of sugar beet every year. We, in turn, make this in to over 1 million tonnes of sugar, serving customers across the UK, Ireland and increasingly growing commercially in the EU and world sugar markets.Job DetailsFull Time, PermanentLocation: NewarkSalary Range: £60,000.00 to £70,000.00Job PurposeAct as the site mechanical nominated engineer to ensure equipment integrity and fitness for purpose and lead local enhancement of safety, reliability and production throughput relating to all on site mechanical equipment.Core AccountabilitiesAct 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 none-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.Skills, Knowledge & CompetenciesChartered Mechanical Engineer or extensive equivalent experience.Membership of Institution of Mechanical Engineers or equivalent.NEBOSH safety Certificate.Working knowledge of the British Standards for Engineering Plant, Equipment and Practices.A detailed understanding of industrial mechanical plant and proven experience of leading pragmatic maintenance practices.Practical experience of a manufacturing process and the relative criticality of plant (including the deployment of reliability centred maintenance principles).Proven track record in delivering maintenance improvement programmes.Ability to effectively lead a cross business technical team to deliver increased mechanical reliability and cost efficiency.Ability to build strong professional relationships and influence the delivery of standards and actions through others.Behavioural change skills to influence at all levels across a site.