Permanent | Day Shift | Competitive Salary + Benefits
Are you an experienced maintenance engineer ready to take the next step into a leadership-focused role? This is a brilliant opportunity to join a well-established heavy industrial operation in the Highlands, where you'll play a central part in shaping a reliability-centred maintenance culture from the ground up.
The Role
As Department Engineer, you'll sit at the heart of the maintenance function — bridging the gap between hands-on technical delivery and strategic reliability improvement. Primarily office-based, you'll work in close partnership with operations to plan, lead and continuously improve maintenance activity across site. This isn't just a technical role. You'll be managing people, driving standards and genuinely influencing how the engineering function operates day to day.
What You'll Be Doing
* Leading the delivery of the weekly maintenance schedule through an information centre and CMMS
* Managing and developing a team of trades and apprentices, coaching them to a consistently high standard
* Driving a reliability-focused culture using recognised lean principles
* Supporting fault finding and diagnosis across complex plant and equipment
* Managing external contractors to health & safety, cost, time and quality expectations
* Working towards achieving Isolation Officer (IO) and Senior Authorised Person (SAP) accreditation
* Supporting new equipment installation and providing long-term maintenance input
* Identifying changes in engineering standards and legislation and ensuring site compliance
* Ensuring all HSEQ standards are upheld and that accidents and incidents are thoroughly investigated with robust corrective actions
What We're Looking For
* A solid background in engineering maintenance within a heavy industrial environment — mechanical bias preferred
* HNC or above in an engineering discipline, or demonstrable experience with a commitment to further study
* A good working knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation
* Experience of industrial-scale process plant operations and maintenance
* Proven ability to lead, coach and develop engineering teams
* Strong communication skills — both written and verbal
* Experience working within a COMAH environment would be a distinct advantage
Hours
Monday – Friday
* 07:30 – 16:00 (Mon–Thu)
* 07:30 – 12:30 (Fri)
A great work-life balance for a senior engineering role in one of Scotland's most iconic regions.
Why This One's Worth A Conversation
Roles like this don't come up often in the Highlands. This is a genuine opportunity to grow into a senior engineering position within a complex, technically challenging environment — while staying rooted in the community and landscape that makes the north of Scotland such a special place to build a career.
Apply now or contact Caroline Strachan (phone number removed) NT Engineering & Manufacturing | Highland Division | Specialists in Engineering & Manufacturing Recruitment across the Highlands