Scottish Sea Farms is looking for a Freshwater Engineering Manager to lead engineering operations across its freshwater facilities at Barcaldine, Girlsta and Knock.
This position would suit an experienced engineering professional who enjoys leading technical teams, improving equipment reliability and taking responsibility for complex engineering operations.

The Role

- Lead and develop engineering and maintenance teams across multiple freshwater facilities.
- Ensure critical engineering systems, equipment and infrastructure operate safely and reliably.
- Plan and deliver preventative maintenance and asset management programmes.
- Improve equipment reliability, energy efficiency and operational performance.
- Manage engineering budgets, contractors and resources.
- Lead engineering development and capital improvement projects.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety, environmental and statutory requirements.
- Work closely with production teams to support fish welfare, biosecurity and business continuity.
- Take responsibility as the designated Reservoir Manager, including dam maintenance.
- Maintain emergency response and out of hours engineering support arrangements.
- Develop staff through training, performance management and succession planning.
- Provide practical engineering support when operational requirements demand it.

What We Are Looking For

- A recognised engineering qualification or equivalent relevant technical experience.
- Proven experience leading and developing engineering or maintenance teams.




- Strong technical knowledge of maintenance, asset reliability and operational risk.
- Experience managing engineering budgets, contractors and resources.
- Good understanding of health and safety legislation and safe systems of work.
- Strong communication, organisational and problem solving skills.
- Ability to balance long term engineering priorities with daily operational requirements.
- A practical approach to technical challenges and operational improvements.
- Experience in aquaculture, water treatment, manufacturing or another continuous process industry would be advantageous.
- Previous responsibility for engineering operations across multiple sites would be beneficial.
- Experience delivering engineering projects would be helpful.
- Knowledge of automated control systems, pumping equipment or water treatment systems would be an advantage.
- Experience using computerised maintenance management systems such as Fiix would be beneficial.

What Is On Offer

- Market-competitive salary.
- 31 days annual leave, increasing to 32 days with length of service.
- Company pension scheme.
- Life cover.
- Subsidised gym membership.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Discounts on prescription eyewear.
- Preschool childcare contribution discounts.
- Employee rewards platform.
- Opportunity to lead engineering improvements across multiple freshwater facilities.
- Training, professional development and career progression opportunities.

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