Maintenance Engineer

YG Engineering Ltd; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

YG Engineering Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer in West Bromwich on a permanent basis. The role offers £18.75 - £22.50 per hour with rotating shifts (Mornings/Afternoons/Nights). You will maintain production machinery, perform breakdown responses, and ensure safe, reliable operation of tube manufacturing equipment.

You will be part of a busy maintenance department, handling mechanical and electrical upkeep, logging work, and supporting continuous improvement across the factory.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds, BTEC or apprenticeship in an engineering discipline.
• Strong mechanical and electrical knowledge with hands-on maintenance experience.
• Experience with precision machinery and manufacturing environments.
• Welding and fabrication basics; pneumatic/hydraulic knowledge is a plus.
• PC literacy for maintenance systems and machine interfaces.
• Confident fault-finding across mechanical and electrical environments.

Responsibilities

• Respond to mechanical and electrical breakdowns, minimising downtime.
• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance in line with the maintenance schedule.
• Fault-find across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Work safely at all times, following company procedures and H&S legislation.
• Liaise with external suppliers and contractors when required.
• Maintain high standards of workmanship and take pride in the quality of your output.
• Log all completed work, parts used and critical spares on the maintenance system.
• Support improvement projects within the tube, slitting and wider factory areas.
• Report potential issues to the Plant Manager and Production Manager.
• Participate in overtime (planned and reactive) to support business needs.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Fault finding

Pneumatic & hydraulic systems

Welding & fabrication basics

PC literacy / CMMS

Education

City & Guilds / BTEC / Apprenticeship in engineering

Tools

Maintenance software / CMMS

Machine interfaces

Job description

Maintenance Engineer

Permanent

£18.75 - £22.50 per hour

Rotating shift - Mornings/Afternoons/Nights

West Bromwich

Join a stable, well‑established manufacturing business where your engineering expertise genuinely matters. As a Maintenance Engineer, you'll play a key role in keeping our clients tube manufacturing and value‑added processing equipment running safely, efficiently and reliably. This is a hands‑on role in a fast‑paced environment where no two days are the same.

The Role

You'll be part of the Maintenance Department, responsible for the day‑to‑day mechanical and electrical upkeep of production machinery. You'll respond to breakdowns, complete planned and preventative maintenance and ensure all work is logged accurately in the maintenance system.

You'll work closely with Department Managers and shop‑floor teams, building strong relationships through clear communication and a proactive approach to problem‑solving. Your work will directly support production uptime, safety and continuous improvement across the factory.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond to mechanical and electrical breakdowns, minimising downtime.
• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance in line with the maintenance schedule.
• Fault‑find across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Work safely at all times, following company procedures and H&S legislation.
• Liaise with external suppliers and contractors when required.
• Maintain high standards of workmanship and take pride in the quality of your output.
• Log all completed work, parts used and critical spares on the maintenance system.
• Support improvement projects within the tube, slitting and wider factory areas.
• Report potential issues to the Plant Manager and Production Manager.
• Participate in overtime (planned and reactive) to support business needs.

Qualifications & Experience

• City & Guilds, BTEC or apprenticeship in an engineering discipline.
• Strong mechanical engineering knowledge; experience in medium to heavy manufacturing.
• Experience with precision machinery.
• Welding and fabrication basics.
• Pneumatic and hydraulic knowledge (advantageous).
• PC literacy for maintenance systems and machine interfaces.
• Confident fault‑finding across mechanical and electrical environments.

Full training on machinery and plant will be provided during probation, with further development opportunities available once passed.

Why Join Us?

• Work with a supportive, experienced maintenance team.
• Varied, hands‑on engineering role with real impact on production performance.
• Strong investment in training and development.
• Opportunity to contribute to improvement projects and shape best practice.