Mechanical Engineer

About The Role

Are you a talented Mechanical Engineer looking for an opportunity to make a real impact in a world-leading advanced materials business?

About The Role

Are you a talented Mechanical Engineer looking for an opportunity to make a real impact in a world-leading advanced materials business?

At Victrex, we're searching for an experienced and driven Mechanical Engineer to join our engineering team at Hillhouse. This is an exciting opportunity to work on complex manufacturing assets, lead improvement projects, and play a key role in ensuring the reliability, safety and performance of critical plant equipment.

You'll work at the heart of our operations, using your technical expertise to solve engineering challenges, improve equipment reliability and support the delivery of our Asset Management Strategy.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Mechanical Engineer, you'll be a trusted technical expert, collaborating closely with maintenance, production and project teams to deliver engineering excellence.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing specialist mechanical engineering support to maintenance and production teams.
• Coaching and supporting Maintenance Technicians and Apprentices.
• Developing and implementing engineering standards and ensuring compliance across the site.
• Identifying and delivering improvements that enhance safety, reliability, quality and operational performance.
• Managing minor capital projects from concept through to installation and commissioning.
• Leading root cause investigations into equipment failures and implementing sustainable solutions.
• Supporting a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Your experience

We're looking for someone who combines strong technical expertise with excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Essential qualifications for the role are:

• A degree in an Engineering discipline. Preferably BEng or working towards
• Chartered Engineer status or membership of a relevant professional institution.

You will ideally have:

• Strong knowledge of mechanical equipment within a manufacturing or process plant environment.
• Experience with rotating equipment such as pumps, centrifuges and associated systems.
• A sound understanding of piping systems, fluid mechanics and pumped systems.
• Knowledge of statutory engineering requirements including PSSR, PUWER and LOLER.
• Experience applying continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean or Six Sigma.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.

At present, we are not accepting any candidates via a recruitment agency or third party.

About Victrex

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) and PAEK (Poly Aryl Ether Ketone) polymer solutions focusing on the strategic markets of automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics and medical. Every day, millions of people use products and applications containing our materials – from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to energy operations and medical devices.

With over 40 years' experience, we are developing world leading solutions with PEEK and PAEK-based polymers and selected semi-finished and finished parts which enable environmental and societal benefit for our customers and our markets and drive value for our shareholders

Vision and culture

At Victrex, we have a clear purpose: to deliver transformational and sustainable solutions that address global material challenges.

Our core values of passion, innovation, and performance are at the heart of everything we do. We are a company that thrives on human-centred leadership, valuing curiosity, adaptability, and collaboration in a fast-paced, digitally enabled world. We believe in empowering individuals, rather than seeing barriers to progress.

We are looking for individuals who are comfortable working in an environment that values digital and AI-driven solutions, who see technology as an enabler rather than a challenge. At Victrex, we foster a culture of continuous learning, agility, and adaptability, where employees are encouraged to embrace new ways of working, leverage data-driven insights, and drive meaningful change.

As we continue to evolve, we need people who are not just contributors but change accelerators … individuals who champion innovation, and drive transformation with a growth mindset. Whether through digitalisation, process improvement, or human-centred leadership, our employees play a crucial role in shaping the future of our business.

Our leadership approach is built on empowerment, inclusion, and collaboration. We value people who lead with empathy and authenticity, fostering a workplace where diverse perspectives and ideas can thrive. We work hard to ensure that our teams are engaged, motivated, and equipped to navigate an ever-changing landscape.

Sustainability is core to our strategy. We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint while supporting society through our sustainable products and making a positive impact on our local communities. We are proud to be recognised as a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and to be voted as one of the best places to work by ‘The Sunday Times’ in 2024!

Our aim is to provide the support of accessibility and community within Victrex for everyone. So, if you need any help, advice or just want a confidential chat regarding any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion matters even before you apply to Victrex, then here is what you need to know:

The enabling support that Victrex prides itself on giving, starts from when anyone applies or wants to apply to join our team.

We are always here to help provide any ‘reasonable adjustments’ you may need during your application process. So please contact us to discuss your specific requirements in more depth.

We even have a dedicated email that anyone can use to reach out for help, advice, and a confidential chat......whatever you need to know, and to help ensure an equitable solution, that's right for you, right from the start!

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Victrex values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community.