Mechanical Engineer

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  • €55,000 - 65,000
  • Limerick, Republic of Ireland
  • Full Time

About Your New Employer

You will be joining a well-established and reputable industrial company with a strong presence in the manufacturing sector. Known for their commitment to quality, innovation, and continuous improvement, they operate using modern, energy-efficient technology while maintaining high standards of safety and environmental responsibility.

This is a stable organisation offering excellent career development opportunities and a supportive working environment.

About Your New Job as a Mechanical Engineer

Based at Limerick, you will report directly to the Engineering Manager and play a key role in supporting plant maintenance and large-scale improvement projects, including:

  • Working as part of a multi-disciplinary maintenance team, managing assigned process areas and ensuring preventative and predictive maintenance activities are completed.
  • Planning and overseeing major shutdowns and overhauls, managing contractors and vendors on specific projects.
  • Troubleshooting and resolving maintenance issues to enhance plant reliability and availability.
  • Leading the design, scoping, installation, commissioning, and handover of major plant improvement and upgrade projects that deliver measurable business value and efficiency gains.

What Skills You Need as a Mechanical Engineer

To succeed in this role, you will need:

  • A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
  • At least 5 years of experience in a similar industrial maintenance or project engineering environment.
  • Strong understanding of Health & Safety standards in heavy industry.
  • Excellent communication, teamwork, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proven technical competence combined with sound commercial acumen.
  • Proficiency in MS Office and AutoCAD.
  • A detail-oriented approach with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
  • A track record of contributing to plant performance improvements and achieving project objectives.

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive salary (€55,000 – €65,000 DOE) plus an excellent benefits package.
  • Pension scheme with employer contribution and Revenue-approved share participation scheme.
  • Paid holidays, Employee Assistance Programme, mentoring, and performance management support.
  • On-site nurse, access to company doctor, company phone and laptop provided.
  • Subsidised canteen and Bike-to-Work scheme.
  • Opportunity to work with a market leader in Irish construction materials manufacturing.

What’s Next

If you’re interested in this opportunity, please contact Matt Jurek at +353 21 461 5741 or click “Apply Now” to submit your application.

If this role isn’t quite right but you’re open to similar positions, please get in touch - we have multiple temporary, fixed-term, and permanent engineering roles available.

Matt Jurek Senior Recruitment Consultant, Engineering

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Reasonable Accommodations

Our commitment is to make any reasonable accommodation for you in the recruitment process to give you the best opportunity to perform to your optimum in the application, test, and interview process.