Day Shift Mechanical Engineer

Location: Cowie
Job Type: Permanent

West Fraser is a diversified wood products company with more than 60 facilities in Canada, the United States and Europe. From responsibly sourced and sustainably managed forest resources, the company produces lumber, engineered wood (OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, particleboard), and other products including pulp, newsprint, wood chips and renewable energy.

Our UK-manufactured products are used extensively in the construction, DIY and furniture sectors. Our brands, SterlingOSB Zero, CaberFloor and CaberWood MDF, are well known in the construction industry and are commonly specified by architects, national housebuilders and specifiers.

We are proud that as a certified net carbon negative company we lock up more carbon in our products than we emit making them, helping the UK construction sector comply with net zero targets and beyond.

The successful applicant will:

• Be responsible for providing maintenance support to the business
• Improving maintenance and operational efficiencies through the application of Preventative and Emerging Work Management as required by the business CMMS systems
• Develop their direct reports using all available tools and techniques.
• Carry out and monitor work execution in a safe and efficient manner.
• Adhere to the plan of PMs to ensure reliability of equipment and PM compliance, ensuring safe working practises are always adhered to
• Complete unplanned stoppages ‘right first time’ and to an acceptable level/ standard
• Ensure CMMS system is fully utilised and shift logbook completed

Qualifications/Experience:

• Minimum HNC in Mechanical discipline
• Completed a four-year recognised apprenticeship (Essential)
• Competency in hydraulics, pneumatics, lubrication, vibration analysis and alignment

Skills, knowledge & behaviours:

• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Participate as a member of a larger team
• Excellent problem-solving skills, utilising data where possible
• Generate positive ethos throughout the department

The ability to cover other areas and work additional shifts would be an advantage.

If this position sounds like the career for you, get in touch with Lisa McGregor via email at lisa.mcgregor@westfraser.com.