Electrical Maintenance Engineer
Fort William, Highlands
Relocation support
A variety of excellent benefits
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 07:30 – 16:00 Friday: 07:30 – 12:30
Nine Twenty Highland are proud to be supporting a leading industrial employer in the Highlands with the appointment of a Electrical Maintenance Engineer - This is a key role within the engineering function, offering the opportunity to play a central part in developing a reliability-centred maintenance culture within a complex, heavy engineering environment.
The Role
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Department Engineer will provide technical leadership and expertise across both planned and reactive maintenance activities. While primarily office-based, this role works closely with operations, maintenance teams and contractors to drive continuous improvement, safety, and reliability across site.
Key Responsibilities
Health, Safety, Environment & Quality (HSEQ):
- Ensure all engineering activities are carried out in line with health, safety and environmental standards
- Lead and support accident and incident investigations, ensuring robust corrective actions
- Ensure isolation procedures are followed correctly, including control of hazardous energy
- Provide clear, safe instructions and ensure teams are adequately trained for all tasks
- Contribute to the development, review and compliance of company policies and procedures
Maintenance & Reliability:
- Lead and deliver the weekly maintenance schedule using CMMS and site information centres
- Manage and develop trade and apprentice workforce within your area
- Instil a strong reliability-focused culture across the maintenance function
- Lead site reliability projects using recognised lean principles
- Identify and respond to changes in engineering standards or legislation
Technical Leadership & Development:
- Support fault diagnosis and equipment failure analysis
- Coach and mentor engineers and technicians to improve competency and performance
- Support apprentice development in line with long-term workforce planning
- Work towards becoming an Isolation Officer (IO) and Senior Authorised Person (SAP)
Projects & Contractors:
- Manage external engineering contractors to meet safety, cost, quality and time expectations
- Support new equipment installation with a focus on long-term maintainability
- Lead and support engineering maintenance projects across the site
Essential Skills:
- Strong engineering maintenance background – electrical bias
- Good working knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation
- HNC or above in an engineering discipline or demonstrable experience with willingness to undertake further study
- Experience working with industrial-scale process plant operations and maintenance
- Proven people management, coaching or mentoring experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Interested? Contact Caroline Strachan or apply directly:
cstrachan@weareninetwenty.com
07825 450 978