Mechanical Engineer Graduate

Graduate Mechanical Engineering role developing manufacturing, maintenance, reliability, project management and continuous improvement skills within a production environment.

Job Purpose:

The Mechanical Engineering Graduate will support the Engineering and Maintenance team in delivering equipment reliability, asset improvement, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives across the manufacturing site.

The role will provide hands-on experience in maintaining and improving production equipment, developing preventative maintenance strategies, supporting engineering projects, and driving operational performance improvements. The successful candidate will gain broad exposure to manufacturing engineering, project management, reliability engineering, asset management, and continuous improvement within a fast-paced production environment.

Key Responsibilities:

•  Support the maintenance and reliability of manufacturing assets across the site.

•  Assist with root cause analysis of equipment failures and implementation of corrective actions.

•  Participate in preventative and predictive maintenance improvement activities.

•  Support engineering projects from concept through to installation and commissioning.

•  Assist with developing engineering standards, maintenance procedures and technical documentation.

•  Work with Production teams to identify opportunities to improve equipment performance and reduce downtime.

•  Support contractor management and project delivery activities.

•  Assist in the specification, procurement and installation of new equipment.

•  Analyse equipment performance data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement

•  Participate in Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing initiatives.

•  Support compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental standards.

•  Develop an understanding of extrusion, materials handling, automation and manufacturing processes.

Preferred Degree Disciplines (any of the below):

•  Mechanical Engineering

•  Manufacturing Engineering

•  Industrial Engineering

•  Mechatronics Engineering

•  Maintenance Engineering

•  Engineering Design

•  Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Desirable Skills and Attributes:

•  Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.

•  Excellent mechanical aptitude and technical curiosity.

•  Effective communication and teamwork skills.

•  Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.

•  Good organisational and project management skills.

•  Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

•  A proactive approach to continuous improvement.

•  Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.

Additional Information

This role is intended to support future succession planning within the Engineering function and develop future Engineering Managers, Reliability Engineers and Project Engineers.

The successful candidate will gain exposure to a wide range of manufacturing equipment, including extrusion machinery, downstream equipment, utilities, material handling systems, auxiliary plant and site infrastructure. They will be involved in both day-to-day engineering support and strategic improvement projects aimed at increasing reliability, efficiency, safety and sustainability.

Experience or knowledge of maintenance management systems, CAD software, reliability engineering principles, Lean Manufacturing or project management would be advantageous but is not essential.

Potential Career Path: Graduate Engineer → Maintenance Engineer / Reliability Engineer → Senior Engineer → Engineering Manager

The Company

Epwin Group is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of low maintenance building products with some of the best-known manufacturing and service names in the sector.

We are one of the UK’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of windows, doors and fascia systems with some of the best-known manufacturing and service names in the sector.

The principal activities of the Group are the extrusion of PVC-U and roofline products as well as the manufacture of windows, doors, conservatories and sealed units. Group businesses also produce high quality cladding, guttering, decking and prefabricated GRP building components.

At Epwin, we believe our success has come from the hard work and dedication of our employee’s, we wouldn't be where we are today without them.