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Engineering Maintenance Manager (Manufacturing) Ayrshire

Job Description
I am dealing with a good client of mine who is a large industrial manufacturer to assist them in sourcing an Engineering Maintenance Manager for their site in Ayrshire. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the ideal candidate will come from a mechanical or electrical background and have in-depth knowledge and experience in heavy industry with a proven track record in good manufacturing practice and lean principles.

You will be responsible for all maintenance mechanical and electrical work, automation, site projects and maintenance systems on site. You will work closely with operations to manage the sites' production capacity to deliver on the Group's strategic objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities
* Lead the maintenance team of fitters and electricians to deliver high performance process efficiency.
* Demonstrate strong leadership and team management skills to ensure performance of people and equipment is optimised.
* Comprehensive knowledge and experience of asset management, reliability, maintenance strategy, organisation and systems, including planning, CMMS, preventive and condition-based maintenance.
* Ensure the maintenance function operates on the site requires Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
* Planning and developing PEMAC / CMMS systems to deliver maximum line/process efficiency including energy, plant services and utilities.
* Delivery of KPIs: downtime, uptime, PM schedules and workflow.
* Implement best plant practices in process engineering & maintenance systems involving new technology and design standards.
* Development of the maintenance team's capability and skills, leading performance review, training and individual on the job coaching/mentoring and support to best industry standards.
* Responsible for cost management in the maintenance and engineering functions, delivering costs to weekly KPI budgets including energy and projects.
* Developing Maintenance Lean Systems using tools and techniques to meet continuous improvement targets that are critical to the success and delivery of a high-performance plant.
* Working with external contractors and installations companies to complete in-house maintenance and project work to the required standards.

Essential Skills and Experience

* Qualification in Engineering - mechanical & electrical background, or related field or equivalent knowledge and experience.
* Minimum 10 years' maintenance/engineering management experience is essential; heavy industry experience is an advantage.
* Knowledge of maintenance strategies e.g. RCM, TPM, Asset Management are desirable.
* Knowledge and experience to promote a safe working environment and ensure compliance with appropriate regulatory standards.
* Reduces complexity and increases efficiency in processes to maximise outcome/return.
* Leads, by example, with a "can do" approach, passion, energy and a strong work ethic.
* Strong leadership and people management skills.
* Very strong organisation skills and attention to detail.
* Drive to exceed goals and push self and others towards high levels of performance.
* Makes good decisions and delegates responsibility and accountability to the appropriate level.
* Understands the importance of managing and developing people.
* Creates a climate in which people can do their best.
* Open to change with a capacity to deal comfortably with risk and uncertainty.
* Strong communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships.

If you have a good M&E manufacturing background and this is a position that is of interest to you, please drop me a note of your interest.

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• Provides on-site technical assistance and training to field personnel in installation of conservation practices: parallel terraces, ponds, waterways, irrigation systems, agricultural waste mgmt systems, grass-based rotations, pasture planting, etc.
• Performs construction inspections on simple and complex structures for conservation systems. Performs drafting and other graphical work on a computer-aided drafting system and maintains they system equipment and supplies.
• Determines the type, scope and intensity of field investigations and surveys needed. Directs collection of field data and assures adequacy of collected data.
• Designs and supervises the design of complete engineering practices and structures. Prepares job sheets and designs. Prepares as-built plans. Prepares engineering cost estimates and construction performance time estimates.
• Completes payment requests and referrals pertaining to work completed for cost sharing. Documents layout and construction in conservation assistance notes or job diary.
• Selects and applies standard methods of computation for quantities such as concrete, earth fill and excavation. Develops standard drawings on the CAD system.
• Determines engineering training needs for field office personnel and provides training on surveying and engineering equipment.
• Provides instruction in the use of the National Engineering Manual, the Engineering Field Handbook, Agricultural Waste Manual Field Handbook, State Technical Guide, and various technical releases and handbooks.
• Coordinates quality reviews of conservation practices and checks engineering work of field office personnel.

Engineering Graduate Programme 2025 - Transmission

Start Date: 2 year programme, commencing September 2025

Base Locations: Inverness, Glasgow, Perth or Aberdeen

Salary: circa £33,500 per annum + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.

Working Pattern:  Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

Degree Disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, or Material Science.

What is the Role?

Engineering graduates joining SSEN Transmission will be at the forefront of building a better world of energy for future generations.

Graduates will follow either a generalist or specialist pathway depending on your chosen team and degree discipline. Generalists will gain exposure across multiple departments, gaining a breadth of knowledge to return to your 'home team. Specialists will work with experts in their specialism, gaining exposure within a business area for the duration of the programme and a depth of knowledge to utilise in their substantive post. Both pathways have the aim of providing relevant experience that will lead to a substantive post.

About our Teams

HVDC: With new renewable energy projects in the North of Scotland needing to be connected to the National Grid and the electricity transported large distances from areas of Generation to areas of Demand, HVDC (High-voltage direct current) is the most efficient way to do this. SSEN Transmission are working on a significant number of new HVDC schemes deployed in Great Britain over the coming years. Our HVDC Engineering team is central to these projects and we are at the cutting edge of new HVDC Voltage Source Converter (VSC) technology, having recently commissioned the Shetland HVDC Link, which completed the Caithness-Moray-Shetland HVDC project, the first Multi-terminal HVDC VSC scheme in the world outside of China. With significant projects to work on in the North of Scotland, including work on our Eastern Green Link projects (planned HVDC links from the East coast of Scotland to Northeast England) as well as a number of embedded links within SSEN Transmissions own Network in the North of Scotland, we are aiming to connect up to 10GW of renewable energy in the North of Scotland to the National Grid. This is a Specialist Pathway seeking degrees in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.

Project Engineering: Project Engineering is a core technical department within SSEN Transmission. Our Graduate programme will prepare you for a challenging and exciting career at the centre of the transition to Net Zero. You will receive training to work on multimillion pound infrastructure projects covering innovations that will allow us to meet these technological challenges.

Year one of the programme will focus on providing you will the foundations of technical and business experience which you will build on in your second year with a focus on design and project experience. This is a Generalist pathway, seeking graduates with degrees in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Material Science, and Civil Engineering.

Learn more about the Transmission Engineering Graduate programme here.

What do I need to join?

You will have a minimum of a 2:2 in the desired degree disciplines listed above.

At SSE we're proud to celebrate difference. We all have different skills, experience and backgrounds and we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture where you can be yourself. Safety is at the heart of everything we do at SSE, and you should show alignment with our core values and have a genuine passion and interest in the energy sector.

Whats in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Visit 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact us here. If you would prefer a call to discuss adjustments let us know by email and we can arrange a call for a time that suits you.

Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.

Due to recent immigration rule changes to the Skilled Worker route, our electrical engineering roles falls below the minimum "New Entrant" salary threshold and therefore does not meet the requirements to allow for sponsorship.

Electrical Engineering Graduate Programme 2025 - Transmission

Start Date: 2 year programme, commencing September 2025

Base Locations: Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness

Salary: circa £33,500 per annum + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.

Working Pattern:  Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

Degree Disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering, Renewables, or Computer Science.

What is the Role?

Electrical engineering graduates joining SSEN Transmission will be at the forefront of building a better world of energy for future generations. Graduates will follow a specialist pathway, working with specialists in their field to gain a depth of knowledge and exposure to equip them for a substantive post at SSEN Transmission.

We have various commercial positions based across Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness. These positions range across our Investment Planning, Control Centre, and Strategic Energy Planning teams.

About our Teams

Investment Planning: A team of power system and investment engineers and industry experts who are responsible for growth-related capital investment throughout the lifecycle of a project from initial development through to energisation, undertaking power system analysis to specify system requirements and inform detailed engineering designs. They are the technical stakeholder interface for customers looking to connect to our transmission network and undertake power system analysis against industry codes and standards to inform customers connection offers. The team are also the custodians of the network models across SSEN Transmission, and are responsible for building, maintaining and quality assuring the network models as well as the software packages used for the system studies.

The team are seeking graduates with degrees in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, Renewables or Computer Science, and are based in Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness.

Control Centre: The heart of SSEN Transmissions daily operations for the overall secure transmission of electrical energy and for the safety of SSE field engineers working on-site. The team are constantly balancing various key factors including the availability of electrical components found at over 150 substations, planned outages for repairs and maintenance, response to disasters and faults, accurate data interpretation and more. Being part of the Transmission Control Centre allows individuals to make a key difference in the operations of the entire electrical network as it continues to grow and become key to SSE and the wider UKs net-zero targets.

The team are seeking graduates with degrees in Electrical Engineering, and are based in Perth.

Strategic Energy Planning: Responsible for the strategic system planning of the transmission network in the north of Scotland in compliance with the national electricity planning standards, and in order to ensure security and quality of electricity supply to consumers. The team plays a critical role in determining the network requirements and network projects to facilitate the connection of renewable generation and other low carbon technologies to the electricity grid, thereby enabling the transition to net zero.

The team are seeking graduates with degrees in Electrical or Power Engineering, and are based at our Glasgow or Perth office.

What do I need to join?

You will have a minimum of a 2:2 in the desired degree disciplines listed above.

As the organisations grows and becomes more international, our graduates need to be highly flexible in order to embrace the changes and keep up with the fast-paced evolution of the business. Our graduates are agile in their thinking and seek to address knowledge gaps. You should be comfortable working to and setting stretching individual targets and using your own initiative to overcome challenges.

Whats in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Visit 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact us here. If you would prefer a call to discuss adjustments let us know by email and we can arrange a call for a time that suits you.

Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.

Due to recent immigration rule changes to the Skilled Worker route, our electrical engineering roles falls below the minimum "New Entrant" salary threshold and therefore does not meet the requirements to allow for sponsorship.