Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Mechanical Fitter

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd; Barnstaple; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer/Mechanical Fitter for a heavy engineering site in the West Midlands. You will perform PPM and reactive maintenance on foundry plant, diagnose faults, and drive reliability improvements, with flexibility for overtime and weekend work. The role offers autonomy and technical challenge in a busy production facility.

Qualifications

• Mechanical maintenance experience in a production/manufacturing environment
• Strong fault-finding skills with a proactive, safety-focused approach
• Hands-on mechanical skillset including hydraulics/pneumatics; welding/fabrication and machining are beneficial

Responsibilities

• PPM and reactive mechanical maintenance in a heavy engineering environment
• Fault finding, diagnosis and repair to minimise downtime and maintain safe operation
• Maintenance of mechanical systems including transmissions, hydraulics and pneumatics
• Support continuous improvement and root-cause analysis to improve reliability and productivity
• Flexibility for production needs, including overtime and weekends when required

Skills

Fault finding

Safety-focused

Proactive maintenance

Tools

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Welding

Fabrication

Machining

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer / Mechanical Fitter

£30,000 - £35,000 + Technical Challenge + Autonomy + Continuous Improvement + Overtime

Monday - Thursday (12:00pm - 22:00pm)

West Midlands (Commutable from: Dudley, Wolverhampton, Stourbridge, Birmingham, Halesowen, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, West Bromwich, Walsall)

Are you a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer or Mechanical Fitter looking for a technically varied role where you can take real ownership of reliability and plant performance in a heavy engineering environment? Do you want to be part of a business where the engineering team is critical to output, quality and continuous improvement across a busy production facility? On offer is a key position within a well-established heavy engineering business, where you will be central to keeping production moving through proactive preventative maintenance and fast, effective fault-finding and repair. The company produce high-quality iron and steel castings for wider engineering sectors, operating across two manufacturing plants. As a result of continued demand and workload, they are looking to strengthen their engineering team. In this role you will carry out PPM and reactive maintenance, diagnose and rectify faults on foundry plant and ancillary equipment, and support improvements to reduce downtime and improve overall equipment effectiveness. This role would suit a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer who wants a challenging, hands-on position with real responsibility, variety across site equipment, and the chance to drive improvements and be recognised for the results you deliver.

The Role:

• PPM and reactive mechanical maintenance in a heavy engineering environment
• Fault finding, diagnosis and repair to minimise downtime and maintain safe operation
• Maintenance of mechanical systems including transmissions, hydraulics and pneumatics
• Support continuous improvement and root-cause work to improve reliability and productivity
• Flexibility required for the needs of production, including overtime and weekends when required

The Person:

• Mechanical maintenance experience in a production / manufacturing environment (foundry experience beneficial)
• Strong fault-finding skills with a proactive, safety-focused approach
• Hands-on mechanical skillset (hydraulics/pneumatics; welding/fabrication and machining skills beneficial)

Reference Number: BBBH280285