Plant​/Project Engineer

Exeter
Up to £55,000
Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm

Butler Rose are recruiting for an experienced Plant / Project Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing business in Exeter.

This is a varied role combining project engineering, plant improvement and equipment reliability
, with responsibility for supporting projects across manufacturing equipment, site services and infrastructure.

• Create and manage project plans for equipment installations, machinery moves, site improvements and cost reduction projects.
• Identify, specify, source and purchase new machinery and equipment.
• Manage contractors on site, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve processes, reliability and operational efficiency.
• Carry out plant engineering activities across manufacturing equipment, buildings and site infrastructure.
• Provide technical expertise to improve equipment availability and asset utilisation.
• Investigate recurring equipment issues and implement improvements to reduce faults and downtime.
• Support maintenance teams with fault finding across plant and manufacturing equipment.
• Drive reliability improvements across critical equipment.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for new and existing equipment.
• Purchase parts and equipment required for engineering and improvement projects.

• HNC or equivalent qualification in Electrical, Controls or Mechanical Engineering would be preferred.
• Previous technical engineering experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes of recurring issues.
• Experience of machinery, plant or equipment improvement projects.
• Multi-skilled electrical and mechanical experience would be advantageous.
• CAD experience would be beneficial.
• Experience with automation, OEE or engineering/maintenance systems would be advantageous.
• Good IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

This would suit an Engineer who enjoys a mixture of hands-on plant engineering and project work and wants the opportunity to make tangible improvements across a manufacturing site.

• Salary £50,000 - £55,000
• Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:00pm
• Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Cover
• Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 3-day Christmas shutdown
• Annual salary reviews

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Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.