Workshop Engineer – Motors & Pumps

Rubix; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Deritend, part of the Rubix Group, is hiring a Workshop Engineer (Motors) to install, repair, test and commission industrial pumps, motors, gearboxes and hydraulic systems from our West Bromwich site. The role requires analysing job cards, inspecting equipment, fault diagnosis, and recording work and times.

You will use precision measuring tools and work safely on site and in the workshop, liaising with customers and management to provide updates.

Qualifications

• Proven engineering/technical background in industrial maintenance.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and technical manuals.
• Experience using hand tools, workshop machinery, and test equipment.
• Strong problem-solving and fault-finding skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with colleagues and customers.
• Flexible, with the ability to work both in the workshop and on customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Analyse job cards and work instructions to determine scope, status, limitations, and requirements.
• Inspect, test, assemble, and commission industrial equipment to ensure compliance with customer specifications and internal standards.
• Carry out fault diagnosis, repair, and maintenance of equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• Record in detail work undertaken, parts used, and time spent, ensuring accurate completion of job documentation.
• Use precision measuring equipment such as Vernier’s, micrometers, and dial test indicators.
• Operate workshop and site equipment safely, in line with training and company procedures.
• Liaise with customers, colleagues, and management to provide updates and technical support.
• Ensure all work is completed to the required quality and delivered on time.
• Promote and uphold company values, focusing on safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Strip down, repair, identify component wear, reassemble, and test wide range of pumps (centrifugal, submersible, multistage, progressive cavity, turbine, positive displacement etc.) to OEM or customer specifications.
• Carry out shaft alignment, balancing, and performance testing.
• Occasional sitework for installation, laser alignment and commissioning may be required.

Skills

Engineering background

Drawings interpretation

Hand tools

Fault diagnosis

Communication skills

Flexibility

Education

NVQ Level 3 (Mechanical/Electrical)

Tools

Hand tools

Workshop machinery

Test equipment

Job description

Deritend, part of the Rubix Group, is hiring a Workshop Engineer (Motors) to install, repair, test and commission industrial pumps, motors, gearboxes and hydraulic systems from our West Bromwich site. The role requires analysing job cards, inspecting equipment, fault diagnosis, and recording work and times.

You will use precision measuring tools and work safely on site and in the workshop, liaising with customers and management to provide updates.