Reekie Machining is a third-generation Glasgow firm specialising in in-situ machining, precision machining taken to the component, on site, when it can’t be moved to a machine shop. Our clients include EDF Nuclear, Babcock Marine, Airbus, Subsea 7 and Saipem, across nuclear, defence, oil and gas, aerospace and petrochemical industries.

We’re recruiting two mechanical engineering graduates onto a three-year programme. £33k base salary, rising to around £60k once site uplift is included. Starting on site from week five.

The Work
You go to where the work is, reactor halls, dry-docked warships, offshore platforms, petrochemical plants. Two-person teams, self-supervised, often on the critical path of major shutdowns. You will need to become competent across the full machining toolkit (turning, milling, boring, drilling, line boring) on both manual and CNC machines, and competent with laser trackers and Faro arms for precision setting and surveying.

On these types of projects and our bespoke ones, there can be plenty of surprises and things don’t always go to plan. When they don’t, that’s when your engineering skills can be tested in trying to find a safe and workable solution to the issue faced. You will require to manage overall task delivery efficiency, complete site reports, deal with the customer, and navigate each site’s own permits and protocols. Mostly UK based, with some overseas (recent jobs in Greece, Bulgaria, Denmark and Poland).

The Programme

Three years, structured development pathway is longer than most graduate schemes as the wide-ranging skill set takes time to develop.

– 4-week induction covering the principles, techniques and tooling of in-situ machining

– ~50% on client sites across the UK as part of a two-person machining team

– ~50% in our Glasgow workshop: machine tool build and commissioning, CNC and conventional machining, project engineering support

– Three specialism options at the end: In-situ Machinist, Site Project Engineer, or Project Engineer

Who we’re looking for:

This isn’t a desk-based role, and it doesn’t suit everyone. If you’re the type who has always found a way to get hands on — whether that’s a car, a project, a machine — and you want to be doing real work from the start rather than sitting in a training room for two years, this role is for you.

– 2:1 or above in Mechanical Engineering or closely related discipline; electronic engineering modules are a plus

– A genuine and demonstrable interest in hands-on engineering. This could include workshop experience, motorsport, restoration projects, building things, and fixing things.

– Comfortable working through problems under pressure without much supervision

– Clear written communication, site reports and direct customer contact are part of the job

– Full UK driving licence

– Prepared to travel and work weekends when the job requires it

– Eligible to work in the UK and obtain security clearance for defence and nuclear sites

Don’t apply if:

– You want a desk-based graduate role

– Significant time away from home doesn’t work for you

– You want predictable Monday-to-Friday hours

The Package

– £33,000 base (38-hour workshop week), rising annually

– Site uplift (allowances, premium hours and overtime) typically takes total earnings to around £60,000 per year, depending on site mix. This figure will rise in years two and three as your base rises and your site competence increases

– Good growth prospects, demand is increasing in nuclear decommissioning, defence and aerospace MRO

– 33 days annual holiday, including 8 public holidays

Interested? To Apply,

Please send your CV and a short covering note explaining why this role interests you to jobs@reekiemachining.co.uk

Closing date: Friday 5^th June.

First Interviews: From Tuesday 16^th June

The Role

We are looking for dynamic machinists, who are looking to broaden their skill out on sites.  Do you enjoy a challenge and solving problems?  Do you fancy working in a wide variety of settings from nuclear power industry, oil and gas, renewables as well as aerospace, heavy industry and naval construction and refits and many more.  The work is primarily based on sites across the UK, with increasing work in Europe and Worldwide.

Then a full-time position with in Reekie Machining, Insitu Team is for you.

Skill Set

The successful candidate:

– Must be a time-served skilled machinist.  No previous experience of insitu machining is required as support to develop your skills in the insitu environment will be provided.

– Have a ‘can do’ attitude.

– Be keen to learn, adaptable and thriving on a challenge to find a solution.

– Enjoy problem solving and continually developing your skills and knowledge.

– Can work on own initiative and is a proactive problem solver.

– Work well with others and on their own.

– Build good working relationships with customers.

– Will have a rewarding job that will be part of supporting and ensuring the successes of globally significant projects.

– Will be prepared to stay away from home, jobs do vary in length.

– Have a good standard of English, written, spoken, and reading.

– Be physically fit as it can be a demanding job.

Location

Based at our machine shop in Inchinnan Business Park, Renfrew, beside Glasgow Airport.  The insitu role will take you across the country, Europe and Worldwide.

Salary and Benefits

– Ability to earn up to £70,000 per year.

– Accrued Leave, accumulated at 0.1hrs per hour worked on site, paid at basic shop rate.

– The basic shop rate is £19.26/hr, enhanced rates for work on site, including dayshift, nightshift, offshore and more.

– Overtime is paid at time and a half outside normal hours and double time Saturday after 12noon and all-day Sunday.

– Holiday entitlement, 25 days annual holidays and 8 days of public holidays each holiday year, all paid at holiday rate. (Based on the last 52 worked weeks)

– One additional day annual holiday for every 10 years’ service completed.

– Company discretionary sick pay, after first year.

– Company pension scheme, offering 5% company contribution.

– Enter the company pension scheme immediately.

– Staff uniform

– Tea and coffee

Not Local, No problem

We invite applications from across the country, terms and conditions are in place to offer the opportunity to work for Reekie Machining, with out staying local to the base in Renfrewshire.  Further details please get in touch, details below.

Interested in the Role?

For further information or any question, please call 0141 812 0411

To apply for the post, please email a CV to jobs@reekiemachining.co.uk or send to HR Department, Reekie Machining, South Street, Inchinnan Business Park, Renfrew, PA4 9RL.

Please include the job reference (REF: INMA0626) on all correspondence.