General information

Location

Chirk  

Reference

2025-12611  

Position description

Job title

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Contract type

Full-time

About us

Kronospan are the leader in the wood panel industry globally, we're known for our innovative and high-performance solutions. We specialise in providing products of the highest quality to our various customers across the UK, Ireland and rest of the globe. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our dynamic team and take charge of a variety of complex processes across multiple departments.

Main duties and responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead and manage a team of engineers and fitters across multiple departments. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance, design, and optimization of complex machinery while ensuring that safety, efficiency, and quality standards are maintained.

Key features of the role –
• To lead Mechanical capital projects within your department, modification and continuous improvement activities ensuring that these meet or exceed the requirements of the KRONOSPAN LTD site's mission and objectives.
This includes direct leadership of projects, contributing Mechanical elements to multi-disciplinary projects led by others and also co-ordination of other Mechanical projects through contract engineering resource.
• Provide a high level of Technical Support to the site. This covers the full range of Mechanical systems (i.e. Pumps, Vessels, Piping, and Minor Civil works) and in particular includes H&S elements.
• Provide a valued and proactive contribution to the management and development of the wider engineering activities at Kronospan LTD.
• Ensuring all project and other engineering activities within area of responsibility are completed in full compliance with all statutory regulations and site HS&E standards, policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all activities carried out by the contractors/service providers used on site, within area of responsibility, are completed in a safe and environmentally acceptable manner. Specifically, as minimum regulatory/statutory requirements will be met or exceeded and full compliance with the site HS&E policy, standards and procedures striven for.
• Understand and maintain an up-to-date awareness of the current and forthcoming HS&E legalisation and their impact on the Mechanical improvement activities on site to include COMAH. Provide advice, in conjunction with the Chief Engineer, on regulatory requirements to be fulfilled by Kronospan LTD.
• Zone responsibility as outlined on the Site Housekeeping Plan.

Management / Supervisory Responsibilities
• Leadership and management of designated Mechanical Maintenance Technicians and Assistant Engineers
• Provision of leadership, development, and coaching to your direct reports.
• The performance management of your direct reports to include the structured use of the Kronospan performance appraisal process.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience
• Candidates preferably will be degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or be HNC qualified.
• 5 years + experience working with Manufacturing or Plant equipment
• Ability to plan and organise & lead teams
• Actively demonstrates team leadership skills to enhance the outcomes of the team.
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain a consistently high level of performance
• Ability to Investigate, understand and resolve issues quickly and efficiently

What we offer

Just some of what we are able to offer includes –
• Attractive salary
• Exciting and challenging work
• Continued training, support and career development
• The opportunity to work with and learn from, industry leading people who are committed to excellence

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