Vacancies Site Responsible Engineer

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792 weve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color peoples lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands including Dulux International Sikkens and Interpon is trusted by customers around the globe. Were active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. Its what youd expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company thats dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today while creating an even better tomorrow. Lets paint the future together.

Site Responsible Engineer
Felling Gateshead

At AkzoNobel weve been creating innovative paints and coatings for over 200 years. Our brands including Dulux International Sikkens and Interpon are trusted worldwide and our manufacturing sites are central to delivering products millions rely on every day.

Were looking for an experienced Site Responsible Engineer to join our Felling manufacturing site.

This senior engineering leadership role offers the opportunity to shape maintenance strategy influence engineering standards and lead a high-performing team within a COMAH-regulated chemical manufacturing environment. Youll act as the sites mechanical engineering authority ensuring assets operate safely reliably and efficiently while developing your team and supporting the sites long-term engineering strategy.

The Role

As Site Responsible Engineer youll provide technical governance and leadership for mechanical engineering and maintenance across key production areas.

Leading a team of Engineering Supervisors and Maintenance Technicians youll ensure statutory compliance mechanical integrity and engineering excellence while driving continuous improvements in asset reliability plant performance and operational efficiency.

Working closely with Production HSE Process Safety and Projects teams youll influence engineering strategy embed maintenance best practice and help deliver the sites capital investment programme.

Responsibilities

As the Site Responsible Engineer you will:

• Lead coach and develop a high-performing mechanical engineering team creating a culture of accountability collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Act as the sites technical authority for mechanical engineering ensuring engineering standards governance and best practice are consistently applied.
• Develop and implement maintenance and asset management strategies that improve equipment reliability reduce downtime and optimise lifecycle costs.
• Ensure the mechanical integrity of plant and equipment through robust maintenance inspection and compliance programmes.
• Own the sites mechanical asset management strategy ensuring the asset register engineering documentation and maintenance systems are accurate up to date and audit ready.
• Lead reliability improvement activities including Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) FMECA and preventative maintenance optimisation.
• Monitor engineering KPIs and asset performance data identifying trends and implementing improvements to enhance reliability and operational performance.
• Deliver engineering and capital projects from concept through commissioning ensuring they are completed safely on time and within budget.
• Ensure statutory inspections and engineering compliance programmes are delivered in accordance with legislation including COMAH LOLER PUWER PSSR and ATEX.
• Support Process Safety Management through HAZOP participation Management of Change incident investigations and implementation of engineering improvements.
• Manage engineering contractors and external suppliers ensuring work is completed safely and to the required standards.
• Champion Lean maintenance and structured continuous improvement to reduce maintenance costs and improve equipment performance.
• Develop engineering capability through coaching succession planning and supporting apprentices graduates and future engineering leaders.

Requirements

Were looking for an engineering leader who combines strong technical expertise with excellent people leadership. Youll ideally have:

• Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant engineering leadership experience within COMAH chemical manufacturing petrochemical oil & gas pharmaceutical energy or other major hazard process industries.
• A proven track record of leading multidisciplinary maintenance teams and improving engineering performance in a process manufacturing environment.
• Extensive knowledge of asset management reliability engineering mechanical integrity and preventative maintenance strategies.
• Experience leading engineering improvement initiatives and capital investment projects.
• Strong understanding of engineering legislation statutory compliance and Process Safety Management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• A passion for developing people and building high-performing engineering teams.

What Will Make You Stand Out

Were particularly interested in candidates who have:

• Previous experience as a Site Responsible Engineer Engineering Manager or Senior Maintenance Manager.
• Chartered Engineer status (or are working towards accreditation).
• NEBOSH qualification.
• Experience implementing ISO 55001 Asset Management principles.
• A track record of improving reliability through modern maintenance and reliability methodologies.
• Experience developing engineering talent through coaching mentoring and succession planning.

What we offer at AkzoNobel

In return we offer:

• Competitive salary and bonus opportunity.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Excellent company pension.
• Income protection and life assurance.
• Private Medical Cover
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff discount at Dulux Decorator Centres.
• Flexible benefits including GymFlex dental cover retail discounts and more.

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At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when our organization all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age or disability.

Requisition ID:54803

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Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1