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 Drogheda, 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.
