Job Description
Title: Mechanical / Reliability 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 outside IR35.