Maintenance Engineer

Oliver Rae; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Maintenance Engineer in the Sandwell Regions. The role requires mechanical maintenance experience in heavy industry and offers competitive salary, permanent employment, and opportunities for growth. Join a proactive team focused on maintaining essential machinery in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company pension

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Free on-site parking

Genuine opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• Mechanical maintenance experience in a heavy industrial environment required.
• Must be confident working with various machinery components.
• Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced production setting.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance on heavy industrial machinery.
• Diagnose faults and perform mechanical repairs.
• Improve preventative maintenance systems.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance experience

Working with pumps, motors, hydraulics

Reactive and preventative maintenance

Ability to work under pressure

Team-focused and safety-conscious

Tools

Pneumatics

Compressors

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer

Location: Sandwell Regions (Smethwick, West Bromwich, Wednesbury)

Salary: 50,000

Shift Patterns: Continental Shifts

Are you a skilled Mechanical Fitter or Maintenance Engineer with experience in heavy industry? Looking for a stable, long-term role where your expertise will be valued from the outset?

Our clients are well-established businesses that are looking for a hands-on Mechanical Maintenance Engineers to join their teams. You'll be part of a proactive maintenance department focused on keeping high-demand, heavy-duty machinery running safely and efficiently. These are permanent positions from day one - no agency temping, just long-term job security and opportunity.

Brief Description of Job Duties

• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance across a variety of heavy industrial machinery.
• Diagnose faults and carry out mechanical repairs to reduce downtime.
• Improve and develop preventative maintenance systems.
• Work closely with production teams, engineers, and site leadership.
• Troubleshoot issues on key equipment - including pumps, motors, compressors, LEV systems, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Support the installation of new plant equipment.
• Ensure equipment meets quality and safety standards.
• Attend and resolve emergency breakdowns swiftly and effectively.

About You:

• Mechanical maintenance experience in a heavy industrial environment (e.g. steel, castings, fabrication, aggregates, recycling, manufacturing).
• Confident working with pumps, motors, hydraulics, pneumatics, compressors, and LEV systems.
• Skilled in both reactive and preventative maintenance.
• Able to work under pressure in a fast-moving production setting.
• Flexible, team-focused, and safety-conscious.
• Flexible to work shifts.

Desirable (But not essential)

• Welding experience.
• FLT Licence.
• 17th or 18th Edition Electrical Qualification.

What's on Offer:

• Permanent position from day one.
• Competitive salary and regular bonuses.
• Company pension.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (but don't forget with continental shifts you get almost half the year off!)
• Free on-site parking.
• Genuine opportunities for progression and skill development.

To be considered for this Maintenance Engineer role, please click "Apply"

Oliver Rae is an Established Recruitment Business with offices based in the West Midlands. We supply Temporary and Permanent Staffing to a range of sectors.

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