Mechanical Engineering Consultant

Position Type: Contract

Location: Lancashire

Categories: Engineering,  Mechanical

PM Group requires a Mechanical Engineering Consultant in Lancashire to oversee a chemicals project.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a Mechanical Engineer Consultant to provide engineering expertise and assistance with the development and deployment of the Asset Management Strategy - implementing systems and procedures to facilitate its execution.
• Provide technical support to the Maintenance and Production teams.
• Identify, design and implement improvements within maintenance and operations, including commissioning processes and minor projects, to ensure they meet SHE, Quality Availability and cost targets.
• Lead root cause analysis of equipment failures utilising Maintenance Investigation Reports (MIR) to identify root cause and implement mitigation measures to prevent reoccurrence.

Qualifications

• You will have proven technical knowledge of mechanical equipment specific to a production plant focused on rotating equipment such as pumps and centrifuges along with knowledge of core fluid mechanics including the design and operation of pumped systems.
• You will have a working knowledge of the implementation and operation of systems to comply with legal duties such as PSSR, PUWER & LOLER.
• Strong communication skills with experience of technical report writing.
• A high level of attention to detail as well as a working knowledge of Continuous Improvement Techniques such as Six Sigma and Lean are essential for this role.
• You will be a self-motivator, with the ability to manage time and workload against conflicting priorities.
• You will be degree qualified in an engineering discipline, preferably with chartership of a professional body.

Off-Payroll Working Rules: This role is believed to be inside/outside IR35.