Mechanical Utilities Engineer

About the Position

Mechanical Utilities Engineer

Kronospan, the world’s leading manufacturer of wood-based panel products, is seeking an experienced Mechanical Utilities Engineer to manage our site’s energy plant. You will be responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of our large-scale boilers, thermal oil heaters, and steam systems.

Responsibilities

• Control and Maintenance: Oversee large industrial thermal oil heaters/boilers (K4–K7) and associated steam generators and heat exchangers.
• Multi-fuel Supply Management: Manage the supply of gas, oil, sander dust (biomass), and solid fuel to the boilers, as well as process, fire, and boiler feed water.
• System Maintenance: Maintain thermal oil systems, turbines, compressed air systems, and the water treatment plant.
• Inspection and Compliance: Oversee inspection, testing, spare parts strategy, and record keeping to ensure plant compliance and minimize unplanned downtime.
• Contractor Management: Manage contractors, specialist plant, and resources during maintenance activities and shutdowns.
• Safety Leadership: Lead a safety-first culture, ensuring safe systems of work are followed across all energy plant.
• Fire Protection: Maintain high standards of fire protection, including supervising and auditing engineers on fire systems and hot work procedures.
• Zone Ownership: Take ownership of your designated zone under the Site Housekeeping Plan.

Requirements

• Technical Qualification: A technical qualification in an engineering discipline (mechanical, electrical, or energy engineering preferred).
• Experience: 5–7 years’ engineering experience, with significant hands-on experience of large industrial boilers, thermal oil heaters, or steam plant.
• Desirable Skills: Experience with solid fuel or biomass firing, multi-fuel systems, or combustion plant.
• Knowledge: Sound knowledge of boiler and pressure system statutory requirements, inspection regimes, and site standards.
• Compliance: Experience maintaining systems for regulatory compliance and working with enforcement bodies and insurers.
• Applications: Confident using Windows-based applications and plant data to drive reporting and improvements.
• Leadership: Able to plan, organize, and lead teams and contractors, and to resolve plant issues quickly under pressure.

We Offer

• Ownership: Take ownership of one of the most critical areas of a large-scale manufacturing site.
• Varied Energy Plant: Work on substantial, varied energy plant.
• Global Leader: Work with a global leader that invests in its people and technology.

About the Company

Kronospan is the world’s leading manufacturer of wood-based panel products. Since 1897, we have invested in innovation to deliver on our promise of ‘Wood Perfected’, and today we employ around 15,000 people across more than 40 manufacturing sites worldwide. Our panels, decorative surfaces, and engineered wood products are used every day in furniture, flooring, interiors, and construction projects around the world.

Job Location

This is a part-time position.

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If you’re an industrial boiler or energy plant engineer looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.