Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Cory Group is recruiting for the position of Mechanical Engineer at their Energy from Waste (EfW) Facility in Belvedere, Kent.

We operate one of the largest energy from waste facilities in the country, located on the banks of the River Thames in London. With a second EfW under construction and expansions in our waste transfer business, you will play a pivotal role in our future success.

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Primary Purpose of the Role

The Mechanical Engineer will be primarily responsible for supporting the development of the strategic elements and resilience of the Cory Group as a business to be best in class. They will plan and develop major outage projects as well as provide technical support to the Maintenance Team when required to help maintain high plant availability.

The Mechanical Engineer is expected to form a professional relationship and work closely with the Operations, Maintenance, Assurance and Logistics teams to: maximise the operational efficiency of the EfW Facility at Belvedere; develop Best Practices for resilience of the Assets; and consolidate contracts for continual improvement with cost efficiencies.

The Mechanical Engineers works as part of the Engineering team who are responsible for the medium to long term asset care and replacement strategy. This includes responsibilities in the following areas:

• Health and Safety – ensuring that both equipment and project execution meets the company’s high standards and all statutory requirements
• Asset Replacement Strategy – accounting for obsolescence, opportunities for improvement and technological change
• Financial Management – assisting in the development of annual, six year and fifteen-year outage maintenance & Capex budgets and reviewing the financial performance and expenditure against the budget
• Asset Reliability – becoming a technical expert for an assigned area and assisting with problem solving and application of advanced maintenance techniques

The successful candidate will achieve the above by:

• Taking technical responsibility for a significant percentage of the Plant
• Providing technical expertise to assist with diagnosing problems and producing improvement plans
• Initiating and managing improvement projects within that responsibility area
• Initiating and managing maintenance contracts such as long-term service agreements (LTSAs)
• Assisting with developing and executing outage plans

Cory takes a proactive approach to plant regeneration and this is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to become involved in working with cutting-edge technologies.

The above is a summary of the main tasks and responsibilities of the post. Further tasks and responsibilities may be required within the demands of the business.

A full role profile is available on request.

Job requirements

The Person

The successful candidate is likely to be making strong progress towards Chartered status and support in achieving this will be provided. This would normally be accompanied by further salary progression.

They will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:

Experience

• A proven track record working as a Mechanical Technician or higher in an EfW or similar setting, e.g. heavy industry or manufacturing
• Holder of an Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Actively working towards professional registration (IEng/CEng)
• Safety qualification, e.g. NEBOSH
• Asset Management – ideally in power generation, steam-raising equipment and/or rotating equipment
• Financial Planning and Control
• HSE Legislation Compliance and Auditing
• Business Risk Management
• Project and Contractual Management
• Business Plan Development
• Leadership qualities – team and/or contractor management
• Effective communicator and negotiator

Whilst the ideal candidate will possess all of these attributes, we would be willing to offer an outstanding candidate training and development opportunities.

Cory is an inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds and walks of life.

As a signatory of the armed forces covenant, we actively encourage job applications from veterans and reservists, to whom we will provide additional assistance when needed.

You may see a long list of job requirements and feel discouraged because you don’t match every single bullet point. We welcome your application if you feel you could make a positive impact in the role.