CHEMICAL ENGINEER

Probe Technical Recruitment; Tipton, Walsall; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in heavy engineering is seeking a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer for their high-volume production site. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining machinery, improving production processes, and ensuring safe working practices. With a competitive salary of £48,000 plus lifestyle bonuses, this role offers a great opportunity for career advancement and skill development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Company-funded workwear

Paid overtime at premium rates

Company-funded pension

Life assurance

Free onsite parking

23 days holiday

Product-specific training

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained and qualified electrically to City & Guilds or NVQ standard.
• Experience within heavy engineering, manufacturing, or production environments.
• Understanding of PLC controls and drives preferred.

Responsibilities

• Undertake planned and reactive maintenance across plant.
• Maintain manufacturing machinery and improve production processes.
• Accurate data recording and preventative maintenance.

Skills

Electrical skills

Mechanical skills

Strong fault-finding abilities

Hydraulics knowledge

Pneumatics knowledge

Welding skills

Education

Recognised engineering qualifications

City & Guilds or NVQ standard

Tools

PLC controls

Siemens S7

Job description

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer – Days and a Short Working Week Too…

We are seeking to recruit a proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our established maintenance team.

In return for your maintenance skills and experience, we offer:

• Starting salary of approximately £41,000
• Day working hours with a short working week
• Paid overtime at premium rates
• Company-funded pension
• Life assurance
• Company-funded workwear
• Free onsite parking

Duties of a Maintenance Engineer

You will undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, supporting a wide range of plant and equipment.

Requirements of a Maintenance Engineer

Ideally, you will be apprentice trained and qualified electrically to City & Guilds or NVQ standard. You should have both electrical and mechanical skills, with an understanding of PLC controls and drives preferred.

Your experience should be gained within heavy engineering, manufacturing, or production environments.

The role is commutable from Great Bridge, Tipton, Tividale, Walsall, and Wednesbury.

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Our aim is to help you secure the best possible future for yourself, and this is a totally FREE service for all our candidates.

If your skills and experience match what we are looking for, please call or APPLY, and we will be in touch.

For more information about our Maintenance, Reliability & Service Engineering vacancies or to discuss your needs, please contact us for a confidential chat.

Probe Technical Recruitment has been providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service Engineering recruitment support since 1994.

We have an exciting opportunity for a multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer at a heavy, high-volume production site in Bilston near Wolverhampton. The company produces major brand products for Screwfix, B&Q, and Wickes. The ideal candidate will have experience with Siemens S7 and have worked in a heavy engineering environment.

This role involves plant maintenance, hydraulics, and pneumatics, working a continental shift pattern. A lifestyle bonus of £47 per weekend day worked (excluding overtime) will bring the total salary to approximately £50,589.

Maintenance Engineer Benefits:

• £48,000 base salary, increasing to £50,589 with lifestyle payments
• Overtime paid at premium rates (x1.5)
• £47.08 lifestyle payment per weekend day worked
• Product-specific training (e.g., Siemens S7)
• 23 days holiday

Maintenance Engineer Duties include:

• Improving production processes
• Maintaining manufacturing machinery
• Accurate data recording and feedback
• Preventive maintenance
• Installation work as needed
• Upholding safe working practices
• Training as required
• Mechanical and electrical fault-finding

Requirements:

• Recognised engineering qualifications
• Hydraulics and pneumatics knowledge
• Heavy engineering background
• Welding skills (advantageous)
• Strong fault-finding abilities

Please apply or contact us to learn more about this fantastic role.

This Maintenance Engineer position is commutable from Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley, Bilston, Wednesbury, Cannock, Stourbridge, and surrounding areas.