Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer – Limerick (Heavy Industry Site)

Location: Limerick

Work Model: 5 days onsite

Type: Permanent

A leading heavy-industry manufacturer with over 85 years of operations in Ireland is hiring a Mechanical Engineer for its Limerick site. The facility produces high-quality construction materials using large-scale, energy-efficient processes. You’ll join a long-established engineering team supporting plant maintenance and major upgrade projects.

What you’ll do

• Take ownership of a defined process area within the plant

• Lead preventative and predictive maintenance plans

• Manage reactive maintenance and troubleshoot equipment issues

• Plan and run major shutdowns and overhauls

• Coordinate contractors during maintenance and project work

• Support large-scale improvement projects from scope to commissioning

• Strengthen safety and environmental standards across your area

What you need

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Minimum 4 years’ hands-on mechanical experience in Ireland (heavy industry preferred)

• Strong understanding of preventative and reactive maintenance

• Comfortable planning downtimes and improving equipment reliability

• Experience working in a large manufacturing or heavy-plant environment

• Confident working onsite full-time with a multidisciplinary team

• Strong communication and contractor management skills

• Good IT capability (AutoCAD and MS Office)

What’s on offer

• Salary based on experience

• Clear progression pathway for the right person, including development toward senior engineering roles

• Exposure to major plant upgrades and capital projects

• A stable, long-established operation with strong investment

Interested?

You can contact me directly:

Darren Brown – Senior Recruitment Consultant

📧 darren.brown@cpl.ie 📞 061 221 714

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