Maintenance Engineer

Evolve Personnel; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in West Bromwich is seeking a skilled Maintenance Engineer to enhance safety, quality, productivity, and profitability. The role involves maintaining foundry equipment, troubleshooting issues, and contributing to business improvements. Ideal candidates will have experience in metal casting processes and strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a Maintenance Engineer or similar role.
• Knowledge of metal casting processes and metallurgical principles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure foundry plant and ancillary equipment operates efficiently.
• Undertake fault diagnosis and repair in a heavy engineering foundry.
• Maintain and repair mechanical plant machinery and equipment.

Skills

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Project Management

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Education

BSc in Metallurgy

BSc in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

We are recruiting for a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a busy and established business, The Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for maintaining, implementing, and improving processes to improve safety, quality, productivity, and profitability. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of metal casting processes and metallurgical principles.

Responsibilities :

• To ensure foundry plant and ancillary equipment is always operated efficiently.
• Undertake fault diagnosis and repair in a heavy engineering foundry environment.
• Work on own and as part of a team carrying out routine PPM, reactive and minor repair works as assigned by the Engineering Manager Workflow team ensuring all deliverable KPI targets are met or exceeded.
• Experienced in installation, inspection, repair and maintenance of mechanical systems, equipment and components.
• Installation, repair and maintenance of foundry machinery and components including supporting services; mechanical transmissions, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment as required.
• Provide detailed inspection, fault finding or troubleshooting and diagnosis of operational problems in foundry plant and mechanical equipment and promote ideas to optimise productivity and manufacturing output.
• Contribute to business improvements initiative and help identify root cause of persistent downtime and recommend plans to improve and optimise plant performance.
• Maintain and repair mechanical plant machinery and equipment to approved operating standards
• Repair/replacement of worn/faulty components or equipment and modifications
• Ensure engineering standards for the company are maintained

Skills Required:

• Proven work experience as a Maintenance Engineer or similar role.
• Knowledge of metal casting processes and metallurgical principles.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• BSc degree in Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field would be an advantage

Our client have an immediate need and are looking for someone who is looking for a long term permanent role.

Please submit an up to date CV for consideration