The posting
We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join Biomason’s production facility in Ikast.
This is a hands-on role for someone who is motivated by solving real technical challenges, improving operational and equipment reliability, and helping scale a first-of-a-kind process toward commercial production.
Do you have solid experience from an industrial or manufacturing environment, and do you thrive in a setting where not everything has been fully built or established yet? Then we would very much like to hear from you.
👉 Read more about the role in the below job description.
If you have technical questions, you are welcome to contact Director of Plant Performance Aaron Bellis at +45 28966291 or HR Partner René Bitsch at +45 21756113.
If you are from a recruitment agency please note that we will contact you if we need your assistance.
Job description
The position:
As Mechanical engineer, you will play a hands-on role in establishing, stabilizing, and improving the mechanical performance of our first-of-a-kind tile production facility in Ikast. This role will work closely together with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Process Engineering to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance. You will help translate innovative process science into robust day-to-day manufacturing at the first of a kind facility, while driving structured problem-solving, equipment reliability, ppm, plant expansion support, and continuous improvement across the facility.
You will support the scaling of this process to our first commercial facility from engineering design and equipment selection through commissioning, start-up, and operations working together with our project department and our EPC firms.
Responsibilities also include:
- Mechanical Operations & Equipment Reliability Provide day-to-day supervisory and execution support for electrical and mechanical systems and production equipment across the tile manufacturing process. Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for mechanical failures, downtime events, and recurring equipment issues. Help establish preventive and predictive maintenance routines for critical equipment, utilities, and production assets. Support commissioning, start-up, and scale-up activities in a FOAK environment, helping to translate development work into reliable plant operation.
- Production Support & Continuous Improvement Partner with Operations and Quality teams to improve equipment performance, uptime, process stability, and product consistency. Contribute to waste reduction, line efficiency, and standardization efforts as production scales.
- Technical leadership Support the development of SOPs, technical work instructions, equipment care standards, and troubleshooting guides.
- Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and internal teams on equipment modifications, installation work, and performance improvements.
- Project engineering and commercial facility scale-up With the Director of projects and an EPC firm, act as Biomason’s lead mechanical engineer supporting the development of FEL3 and detailed engineering design packages including participation in and review of Block Flow Diagrams (BFDs), Heat and Material Balances (HMBs), Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), General Arrangements (GAs), Basis of Design (BoD) documents, equipment specification and selection, and HAZOP (Hazard an Operations study). Support the commissioning and startup of the commercial facility through: Participation in Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) at vendor sites as needed and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) at the facility. Provide on-site technical leadership during the "boots-on-the-ground" commissioning phase, troubleshooting mechanical, thermal, or other deviations in real-time. Bridge the gap between EPC firms and internal operations to ensure a seamless handover.
What we are looking for:
- Experience Minimum 5 years of experience in mechanical engineering, maintenance engineering, or a similar industrial role. Strong experience in industrial process or manufacturing environments, ideally with automated or semi-automated production equipment. Concrete manufacturing or other heavy industry is bonus but not essential. Experience with motors, heat exchangers, airflow and hydraulics is a strong advantage. Basic electrical experience testing logout tag out. Experience supporting production start-ups, greenfield projects, FOAK environments, or first-time industrial implementation is strongly preferred.
- Technical Expertise Experience working with crane and conveyance systems is a critical requirement of this position Strong understanding of industrial mechanical systems, equipment reliability, maintenance strategies, and structured troubleshooting. Experience with 5S, good manufacturing practices, and continuous improvement in a production setting. Ability to read technical drawings, manuals, equipment layouts, P&IDs, and supplier documentation. Familiarity with Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing principles, root cause analysis methodologies, and continuous improvement practices is an advantage.
- Management & Interpersonal Skills High attention to detail, with the ability to manage complex, detail-oriented projects and ensure disciplined follow-up through execution. Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to work across functions and cultures, preferable experience from a matrix organization.. Structured, practical, and data-informed approach to problem-solving and decision-making. Contractor control Fluency in English is essential
On a personal level, the role needs the following approach:
- Proactive with a practical approach and the ability to be hands-on
- Motivation to solve real industrial challenges
- Flexible where systems and routines are still being built
- A collaborative mindset, but also the ability to solve matters on your own
- Good safety attitude
- Can do attitude
