Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

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

Overview

We are recruiting an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a leading UK heavy-engineering operation. Working within a large-scale steel processing facility, you'll play a key role in maintaining and repairing critical production machinery — from slitting and decoiling lines to pickling, coil recovery, and other high-value heavy plant equipment.

This is a hands-on role in a demanding industrial environment where no two days are the same, and your skills will directly impact productivity and plant uptime.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair hydraulic and pneumatic systems across multiple heavy-engineering lines
• Carry out welding, fabrication, and oxygen/acetylene cutting to high safety standards
• Undertake bench fitting, mechanical assembly, and operate forklifts, cherry pickers, and overhead cranes
• Provide rapid breakdown response and planned preventive maintenance support
• Conduct basic electrical fault-finding (where qualified)
• Work effectively within a 3-shift rotation, including weekend cover as required
• Ensure strict compliance with H&S procedures and PPE requirements

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Strong, recent UK-based heavy engineering maintenance experience
• Completed mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent (City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3)
• Proven skills in hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, fabrication, and bench fitting
• Certification to operate forklifts, cherry pickers, and overhead cranes
• Flexibility to work shift patterns and occasional weekends
• Own set of hand tools and ability to pass pre-start drug & alcohol screening

Desirable:

• Experience working on slitting/ decoiling machinery
• Basic electrical qualification or practical fault-finding skills

What’s On Offer

• Competitive hourly rate (£16.09/hour) with annual earnings around £36.5k
• Generous overtime rates:
  • Midweek OT - enhanced rate
  • Saturday OT - ×1.5
  • Sunday OT - ×2.0
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme (3% employer match)
• Death-in-service benefit and private health cash plan after qualifying period
• Secure, long-term role with a well-established industry leader

Apply today if you're a mechanically skilled engineer who thrives in a fast-paced heavy-industrial setting and is ready for a rewarding, stable career