Maintenance Engineer: Precision Manufacturing Uptime

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

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.