Rolling Mills Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Pertemps Black Country Perms; Dudley; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish Fridays

23 days' annual leave + bank holidays

Company pension

Death in Service cover

Medicash healthcare

Long-term stability in manufacturing

Job summary

Pertemps Black Country Perms is seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a long-established heavy manufacturing business in the Oldbury area. The role focuses on mechanical fault finding, breakdown response, and planned preventative maintenance within a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will work on rolling mills, presses and related equipment, carrying out maintenance to maximise uptime and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Recognised Mechanical Engineering qualification.
• Experience in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Strong fault-finding, diagnostic and repair skills.
• Practical experience with hydraulics, pneumatics and rotating equipment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on rolling mills, presses and associated machinery.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical faults to minimise production downtime.
• Maintain and repair hydraulic and pneumatic systems, gearboxes, bearings, pumps and conveyors.
• Support machinery installations, refurbishments and engineering improvement projects.
• Contribute to equipment reliability, performance and production efficiency.
• Work closely with production teams to identify faults and prevent recurring breakdowns.
• Ensure all maintenance activities are completed safely and in line with site procedures.

Skills

Fault finding

Diagnostics

Repair

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Rotating equipment

Education

NVQ/City & Guilds/HNC or equivalent

Job description

Pertemps Black Country Perms is seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a long-established heavy manufacturing business in the Oldbury area. The role focuses on mechanical fault finding, breakdown response, and planned preventative maintenance within a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will work on rolling mills, presses and related equipment, carrying out maintenance to maximise uptime and efficiency.