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Mechanical Engineer

ETS Consulting LtdWarrington, Cheshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 29 Jun 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This Mechanical Engineer role offers a competitive salary and the chance to contribute to a globally leading metal processing company, ideal for an apprentice-trained engineer with project and reliability experience seeking to enhance asset management and drive improvements. You will thrive here by leveraging your expertise in PPM systems and a "fix for life" mindset to manage significant capital budgets and collaborate across departments, so we encourage you to apply!

Quick Overview

Salary
£50k - £55k/yr
Work Type
On Site
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Mechanical Engineer

Reference: Jo7257/JB

Location: Warrington

Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 + Pension + Bonus + Healthcare

Days Based Role – Monday to Friday – 8am to 4pm

The Company

My client is the worlds’ largest processor/manufacturer within its field of metal processing and associated aluminium based products, last year processing over 40 billion units. The company is a well established producer to the global markets, having plants in the UK, Europe, Asia and America. The UK site is looking once again to expand due to further investment, within this globally secure organisation.

Key Skills

  • Apprentice Trained Mechanical Engineering
  • Experience in Projects, Reliability and Shutdowns
  • Understanding of PPM Systems

The Role

Working in the days team, the Mechanical Engineer is responsible for managing the upkeep and reliability of certain assets on site. These can range from Aluminium Smelting Machinery, furnaces, shredding / crushers.

  • Improvement of site assets through RCM and Capex projects
  • Manage the life cycle maintenance plan to ensure strong refractory reliability
  • Manage large capital budgets to perform all refractory and body maintenance
  • Work with internal and external stakeholders to provide robust solutions to refractory management
  • Ensure reliability of ancillary equipment
  • Ensure strong reliability with a fix for life mindset towards burner systems and combustion management
  • Identify improvement opportunities within own area of ownership and other areas
  • Build and maintain bill of asset materials within plant CMMS
  • Close collaborative and cross-functional work with other departments
  • Management of the burner and ancillary 5-year plan
  • Creating / developing reliability measurements for furnaces
  • Ensuring preparation for maintenance shutdowns
  • Management of site gas network and condition
  • Developing innovative solutions for improved performance / reliability / energy
  • Someone with Vibration Analysis experience would be advantageous

If you are interested in this role, please send a copy of your current CV using the details provided, interviews will be held locally, and the company is looking to recruit this role as soon as possible.

ETS Consulting Ltd – Recruitment specialists with specific areas of expertise in the Manufacturing, Technical, Engineering and Sales markets.

ETS Consulting Limited act as an employment business and employment agency and are registered in England and Wales as ETS Consulting Limited, registered no 06464846. Registered office address 7 Stamford Square, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, United Kingdom, OL6 6QU.

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