Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer – 3-Shift Role

gforce employment + recruitment; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A confidential client is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to deliver reactive and proactive maintenance across mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems within a production environment in West Bromwich.

Reporting to the Lead Engineer, you will diagnose faults, perform electrical testing, run planned maintenance through CMMS, and contribute to reliability improvements while maintaining safety standards.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3 in mechanical and electrical/instrumentation disciplines.
• Strong hands-on capability across mechanical and electrical maintenance.
• Practical PLC fault-finding experience with industrial controls, sensors and drives.
• Disciplined approach to safe working, maintenance documentation and shift communication.

Responsibilities

• Respond to breakdowns as a first-line engineering resource and diagnose faults.
• Carry out electrical fault finding on sensors, drives, control panels and motors.
• Maintain and repair mechanical equipment including bearings, gearboxes, conveyors and pumps.
• Support pneumatic and hydraulic systems maintenance and CMMS tasks.
• Undertake condition monitoring such as vibration checks and thermal imaging.
• Record maintenance activity and parts usage in CMMS and close work orders.
• Safely isolate and reinstate equipment under permit-to-work procedures.

Skills

City & Guilds Level 3

Hands-on maintenance

PLC fault-finding

Safety & documentation

Shift communication

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 (mechanical/electrical/instrumentation)

Tools

CMMS

Industrial controls

Job description

A confidential client is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to deliver reactive and proactive maintenance across mechanical, electrical and instrumentation systems within a production environment in West Bromwich.

Reporting to the Lead Engineer, you will diagnose faults, perform electrical testing, run planned maintenance through CMMS, and contribute to reliability improvements while maintaining safety standards.