Maintenance Engineer

Euro-projects Recruitment Ltd; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency specializing in engineering is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a leading independent steel processor in Wolverhampton. Candidates should have experience in heavy industry, particularly with hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Offering a base salary of £36,500 with excellent overtime earning potential and benefits, this position involves a 3-shift rotation. Applications should be directed to Sam Hilton at the recruitment agency.

Benefits

33 days holiday

Festive shutdowns

Matched pension

Healthcare plan

Death in service benefit

Qualifications

• Experience in heavy industry, ideally steel processing.
• Comfortable with hydraulics, pneumatics, and mechanical assembly.
• Basic electrical fault finding skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repair of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Conduct welding, fabrication, and mechanical maintenance.
• Operate forklift, cherry picker, and overhead crane.

Skills

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Welding/fabrication

Mechanical maintenance

Basic electrical fault finding

Education

Apprentice-trained or City & Guilds qualified

Tools

Forklift

Cherry picker

Overhead crane

Job description

Maintenance Engineer, Dudley

£36,500 base salary + excellent overtime earning potential (Sat = 1.5x, Sun = 2x, Weekday OT = 1.2x) + 33 days holiday, festive shutdowns, matched pension, death in service, and healthcare plan.

Working hours

3 Shift Rotation – Some flexibility needed as they are a 24-hour site.

Week 1: 6am-2pm Mon-Fri

Week 2: 8pm-6am Mon-Thurs

Week 3: 1pm-9pm Mon-Thurs, and 10am-6pm Fri and 1 Saturday in 3 (paid at OT rate).

Overview

A maintenance engineering opportunity to join one of the UK’s largest independent steel toll processors, working on heavy industrial machinery.

This Maintenance Engineer job will suit

• An apprentice-trained or City & Guilds qualified engineer with experience in heavy industry, ideally steel processing, slitting, or decoiling machines.
• A mechanically biased engineer who is comfortable with hydraulics, pneumatics, welding/fabrication, bench fitting, and general assembly skills.
• Someone confident in basic electrical fault finding (formal electrical qualifications are an advantage but not essential).

This Maintenance Engineer job will involve

• Maintenance and repair of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Welding, fabrication, and oxy/acetylene burning.
• Bench fitting, general assembly, and mechanical maintenance.
• Forklift, cherry picker, and overhead crane operation.
• Supporting production by fault finding and ensuring machinery uptime across heavy industrial plant equipment.

This Maintenance Engineer job is commutable from Dudley, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Birmingham, Walsall, Stourbridge, Kidderminster, and surrounding areas in the West Midlands.

To apply please send your CV to Sam Hilton at Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd. Please note that if you are not contacted within the next ten days, your application has not been successful. This job is posted by Euro Projects Recruitment – specialists in engineering and manufacturing appointments.