Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer – East Scotland

Permanent – Competitive Salary – Industrial & Process Environment

Our client is looking to recruit an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join a leading industrial organisation at their Dundee site. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands‑on engineer to take responsibility for maintenance activities across plant equipment, utilities and site infrastructure, ensuring high levels of safety, reliability and plant availability.

• Lead and coordinate planned and reactive maintenance activities.
• Ensure plant and utility equipment operates safely and reliably.
• Plan maintenance activities and coordinate internal and external resources.
• Manage and supervise maintenance contractors working on site.
• Create, issue and review Permit-to-Work documentation using RAP
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• Coordinate statutory inspections and equipment examinations.
• Manage procurement of spare parts, materials and specialist engineering services.
• Work closely with operations to prioritise maintenance and minimise downtime.
• Support maintenance budgets and control expenditure.
• Supervise capital project work where required.
• Promote high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will have experience working within a manufacturing, process, chemical, energy, oil & gas or other industrial environment.

• Proven maintenance engineering experience within an industrial environment.
• Strong mechanical and/or electrical engineering knowledge.
• Experience planning and coordinating maintenance programmes.
• Experience managing and supervising contractors.
• Knowledge of Permit-to-Work systems and risk assessments.
• Experience with maintenance budgets and procurement.
• Strong understanding of HSE legislation and industrial safety practices.
• Engineering qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, Process Engineering or a related discipline.

• Experience working within a COMAH or highly regulated environment.
• Knowledge of asset management and reliability improvement.
• Experience with HAZOP studies.
• Experience managing statutory inspection programmes.

• A practical and hands‑on approach to engineering and maintenance.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent contractor management and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise effectively within a busy operational environment.
• A strong focus on safety, reliability and continuous improvement.
• A collaborative approach to working with operations and engineering teams