Astute’s Power team is partnering with leading with a world-wide Sugar Producer to recruit a Condition Based Monitoring Engineer for its site in Newark.

The Condition Based Monitoring Engineer role comes with a starting salary of up to £53,000 + benefits package.

If you’re a Mechanically-Biased Engineer, with experience carrying out condition based monitoring, ideally holding your CAT-I and CAT-II qualifications then upload your CV to apply today

Responsibilities and duties of the Condition Based Monitoring Engineer role

Reporting to the Engineering Manager you will:

• Lead the application of condition-based maintenance (CBM) strategies to improve equipment reliability and operational efficiency across the site.
• Act as the site subject matter expert for condition monitoring techniques including vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, ultrasonic testing, and thickness testing.
• Select and implement appropriate condition monitoring techniques in collaboration with engineering subject matter experts.
• Analyse condition monitoring data and translate findings into actionable maintenance plans to improve equipment performance and reliability.
• Manage vibration analysis activities on site, including conducting vibration routes and interpreting results.
• Develop, review, and optimise condition monitoring routes and inspection routines to ensure effective asset monitoring.
• Manage lubrication practices across the site and supervise the lubrication technician to ensure best practice is followed.
• Provide training and technical guidance to maintenance technicians in the use of condition monitoring techniques.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging condition monitoring technologies and communicate improvements to the engineering team.
• Ensure all condition monitoring activities are carried out safely and in compliance with site health and safety standards.

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Mechanical engineering background, typically through an apprenticeship or equivalent practical engineering experience.
• Minimum CAT-I certification in Vibration Analysis, with CAT-II certification desirable.
• Experience working with heavy industrial equipment in a complex manufacturing or production environment.
• Proven experience coordinating proactive or predictive maintenance programmes.
• Experience implementing condition-based monitoring techniques across multiple operational areas.

Personal Skills

The Condition Based Monitoring Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• Strong analytical mindset with a proactive approach to identifying and solving equipment reliability issues.
• Effective communicator with the ability to train, influence, and collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams.
• Highly organised and adaptable, capable of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced industrial environment.

Salary and benefits of the Condition Based Monitoring Engineer role

• Competitive starting salary of up to £53,000
• Benefits Package incl. 10% pension
• Training opportunities both internally and externally

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