Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

E3 Recruitment; Brownhills; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Overtime premiums

Pension matching 10%

Training & development

Job summary

E3 Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for a major UK manufacturer near Aldridge. The role focuses on delivering proactive and reactive maintenance to maximise factory performance, with a 4 on 4 off days/nights pattern and ongoing training opportunities.

You will execute PPM schedules, diagnose faults in hydraulics, pneumatics, and conveyors, and contribute to reliability initiatives in a high-performance environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with proactive & reactive mechanical maintenance in manufacturing.
• Experience with executing PPM schedules and breakdown response.
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent with related discipline training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver plant-wide proactive and reactive mechanical maintenance to ensure optimum factory performance.
• Execute PPM schedules and respond to breakdowns as part of the maintenance team.
• Fault-find and repair mechanical systems including hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, and gearboxes.
• Participate in continuous improvement and reliability initiatives to support world-class manufacturing standards.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Conveyors

Gearboxes

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 / BTEC Level 3 with NVQ Level 3 in engineering

Apprenticeship in Engineering / HNC/HND with NVQ Level 3

Job description

This Mechanical Maintenance Engineer role is working with one of the UK's largest manufacturing organisations and offers a fantastic salary of £51,000 plus KPI bonus of 5%, excellent industry benefits, pension match to 10% and leading career development opportunities premium overtime, a market leading double figure pension and a modern, fully invested engineering site built for high performance, located near Aldridge.

What's on offer as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

• Basic Salary: £51,000 + bonus + premium overtime (x1.5, x2), OTE in excess of £60k per annum
• Training & Development: Commitment to a focused training and development programme, including electrical cross-skilling for those who want it, leadership training and opportunities, specialist hydraulics training, continuous improvement training, etc.
• Pension matched up to 10%
• Private healthcare scheme
• Prime site location near Aldridge with excellent transport links
• 4 on 4 off working pattern - days/nights

Role & Responsibilities as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

• Deliver plant-wide proactive and reactive mechanical maintenance to ensure optimum factory performance
• Execute PPM schedules and respond effectively to breakdowns as part of the maintenance team
• Fault-find and repair key mechanical systems including hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, and gearboxes
• Participate in continuous improvement and reliability initiatives to support world-class manufacturing standards

What do you require to apply as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

• City & Guilds Level 3 / BTEC Level 3 (or higher) with NVQ Level 3 in engineering
• Apprenticeship trained in Engineering, Mechanical, Mechatronics or related discipline such as HNC/HND with an NVQ Level 3
• Strong background in planned and reactive mechanical maintenance within manufacturing