Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

MET Recruitment UK LTD; Oldbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company based in Oldbury is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join their team. The role focuses on maintaining mechanical machinery and requires strong fitting, welding, and fault-finding skills. Candidates with City and Guilds qualifications and experience in manufacturing are preferred. This full-time position offers competitive pay and benefits including healthcare, pension, and generous annual leave.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Healthcare scheme

Life assurance

Pension Scheme

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Time served Mechanical Engineer with experience in manufacturing.
• Experienced in planned maintenance and lean manufacturing.
• Proactive approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Perform reactive maintenance on mechanical machinery.
• Support day-to-day manufacturing processes.
• Troubleshoot problems and communicate with management.

Skills

Fitting skills

Welding

Fabrication

Hydraulic fault-finding

Pneumatic fault-finding

Problem solving

Education

City and Guilds Part 1 and 2 in mechanical engineering

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Oldbury
GBP35,000 - GBP37,800
Full Time Permanent

Our market-leading client is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join their team. The suitable candidate will have good fitting skills with the ability to weld and fabricate, along with hydraulic and pneumatic fault-finding experience.

Benefits

• 37 hours per week
• 8:30am 5pm Monday Thursday, With an early finish on Fridays
• GBP35,000 - GBP37,800
• 33 days annual leave (including statutory days)
• Healthcare scheme
• Life assurance
• Pension Scheme
• Onsite parking

Person specification

• Time served Mechanical Engineer with a number of years experience in manufacturing
• Minimum City and Guilds Part 1 and 2 in mechanical engineering
• Good fitting skills with the ability to weld and fabricate, along with hydraulic and pneumatic fault-finding experience
• Experience of planned maintenance and continuous improvement/lean manufacturing
• Well organised, self-motivated and capable of working to tight deadlines
• Good attention to detail
• Proactive approach to problem solving
• Good timekeeping and attendance
• Must be eligible and able to prove you can work in the UK, as the Company does not hold a sponsorship licence.

Your responsibilities

• Performing reactive maintenance on a variety of mechanical machinery across the site.
• Supporting the day-to-day manufacturing process in the most efficient manner, whilst working within a team structure.
• Effective recording and monitoring of all engineering/production-based issues
• Troubleshooting problems and suggesting improvements to prevent reoccurrence.
• Communicating with Production Managers / Team Leaders on progress of issues
• Completing scheduled maintenance.
• Investigating faults with plant and equipment, completing any necessary repairs, and reporting status within the maintenance recording system.