Heavy Equipment Maintenance Engineer - 3-Shift

Involve Recruitment; Brierley Hill; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK heavy-engineering operation is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to maintain and repair production machinery. This hands-on role involves working in a demanding environment and requires strong skills in hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, and bench fitting. The position offers a competitive hourly rate, generous overtime rates, and additional benefits, including holidays and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Generous overtime rates

33 days holiday

Auto-enrolment pension scheme

Private health cash plan

Death-in-service benefit

Qualifications

• Strong, recent heavy engineering maintenance experience in the UK.
• Certification to operate forklifts, cherry pickers, and overhead cranes.
• Flexibility to work shift patterns and occasional weekends.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Carry out welding, fabrication, and oxygen/acetylene cutting.
• Provide rapid breakdown response and planned preventive maintenance support.

Skills

Heavy engineering maintenance experience

Hydraulics skills

Pnematics skills

Welding skills

Fabrication skills

Bench fitting skills

Forklift operation

Cherry picker operation

Overhead crane operation

Education

Mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent (City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3)

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

A leading UK heavy-engineering operation is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to maintain and repair production machinery. This hands-on role involves working in a demanding environment and requires strong skills in hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, and bench fitting. The position offers a competitive hourly rate, generous overtime rates, and additional benefits, including holidays and a pension scheme.