Mechanical Tooling Specialist - 10-Shift Plant Maintenance

Tata Steel UK Limited; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days holidays per annum

Annual Pay Review

Quarterly Bonus Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme (Individual)

Job summary

Tata Steel Tubes in Hartlepool is hiring a Mechanical Tooling Team Member to join the Operations team at the 20” Pipe Mill. The role involves maintaining and building a wide range of tooling and machines, with a focus on uptime, safety, and first-line technical support for manufacturing areas.

Shifts are 06:00-14:00 and 14:00-22:00, Monday to Friday. Applicants should have a mechanical apprenticeship and be able to work as part of a team, with good problem-solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Mechanical apprenticeship completed in an industrial environment.
• Systematic problem-solving approach with ability to rank causes and plan next steps.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills across site teams.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventive maintenance and overhauls on tooling and size-change spares.
• Maintain, install and adjust machinery to ensure high performance and safety standards.
• Record maintenance data in computer-based systems and respond to line stops as part of the team.
• Support process control improvements and ensure repairs are robust to prevent recurrence.

Skills

Mechanical apprenticeship

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Effective communication

Education

Mechanical apprenticeship

Job description

Tata Steel Tubes in Hartlepool is hiring a Mechanical Tooling Team Member to join the Operations team at the 20” Pipe Mill. The role involves maintaining and building a wide range of tooling and machines, with a focus on uptime, safety, and first-line technical support for manufacturing areas.

Shifts are 06:00-14:00 and 14:00-22:00, Monday to Friday. Applicants should have a mechanical apprenticeship and be able to work as part of a team, with good problem-solving and communication skills.