Mechanical Engineer

Department: Engineering & Maintenance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Hull

Description

Our Business

px group is a fully integrated infrastructure solutions business, providing innovative operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions to partners in high hazard, highly regulated industries. Our focus is improving operating performance of commercial and industrial facilities, with zero harm to people, environment, asset and reputation.

Energy Works Hull plant processes up to 240,000 tonnes per year of refuse-derived fuel (RDF), drawn from municipal, commercial, and industrial sources. It uses advanced fluidised-bed gasification technology, it produces around 25 MW of baseload electricity, enough for approximately 43,000 homes. It offsets about 30,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually, diverting significant waste from landfill.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for an Mechanical Engineer. In line with business, client and legislative requirements be the Energy Works Hull (EWH) Plant Mechanical Engineering Accountable Person ensuring compliance to and deliver of the px Group Operating Standard including but not limited to PSSR, PRS, work at height, LOLER, PUWER, hazardous area management and mechanical systems. The Mechanical Engineer will have overall responsibility for leadership and delivery of all aspects of mechanical and structural engineering on site

You'll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for all mechanical engineering and maintenance processes, systems, reporting mechanisms and contracts are in place for identifying & managing operational risk, meeting the above requirements. Ensure their effective communication, understanding and monitoring by all department employees & personnel required to complete engineering and maintenance tasks.
• Responsible for leading and managing the mechanical engineering and maintenance department and other assigned personnel ensuring they meet required standards in a safe, timely manner.
• Overall responsibility for supervision, development, welfare and engineering and maintenance capability & competency in discipline areas & in addressing technical requirements & standard implementation.
• Responsible for the safety planning, scheduling and execution of all works within the discipline group for both internal and external resources.
• Responsible for liaising with the project team to identify, specify and handover project and major outage works.
• Support the E&M manager in implementing key site processes including but not limited to CMMS and maintenance workflow, LOPA, cyber security, strategic spares. Implement strategies to maintain and improve compliance to px corporate standard.
• More responsibilities can be found in the role profile

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Minimum Requirements:

• HNC/HND in a mechanical discipline (or equivalent)
• Time served apprentice in mechanical discipline ( or equivalent)
• NEBOSH General Certificate
• Held an equivalent role in power generation, energy from waste or 24/7 high hazard operational manufacturing environments with significant line management experience
• Experience in leading investigations and audits
• Developing, implementing & evaluating systems, upgrades, improvements & modifications (Management of Change).
• Familiar with budgetary procedures, setting and controlling of operational and capital budgets.
• Working individually & leading teams to achieve business targets.
• Developing, implementing and evaluating systems, upgrades, improvements & mods.

Benefits

What you will receive from us:

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Contribution towards eye test and glasses

Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount

Long Service Awards

Employee recognition scheme - ELITE Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits Package

Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.