Maintenance Engineer jobs in United Kingdom

Job Title: Maintenance Engineer

Location: Birmingham, UK

Working Hours: Continental shifts, 4 on 4 off (2x12 hour days: 6am - 6pm, 2x12 hour nights: 6pm - 6am)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per year (Apply online only)

Our leading client are currently looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join their team based in Birmingham. As a maintenance engineer you will diagnose faults, repair equipment, improve systems, support maintenance, and ensure reliability.

• Deliver high-standard multi-skilled engineering support, working safely independently or in a team.
• Reduce production losses, energy, and waste.
• Diagnose and repair equipment faults to ensure safe operation, reliability, and availability.
• Implement continuous improvement to eliminate equipment failures.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute installation and plant improvement projects.
• Support planned maintenance schedules, follow up on repairs, source spares, and complete audit-standard documentation.
• Communicate with suppliers to chase outstanding orders.
• Provide shift cover, including factory start-up/shutdown when required.
• Specify and procure critical spares and create requisitions.
• Report equipment issues, follow-up works, and spares requirements to the Shift Plant Engineer for inclusion in shift reports.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards.
• Support work requests outside the immediate role.
• Perform additional duties to support engineering operations as needed.

• Experience with heavy motorised and hydraulic plant.
• Experience in steam generation, boiler house operation, and high-pressure fluid systems.
• Mechanical and electrical experience.
• BTEC or equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.

• Pension: Employee contributes 3.5%, company contributes 6%.
• 3x annual salary life assurance.
• 24 days holiday.
• Buy & Sell Holiday Scheme.
• Free parking.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Weekly on-site Occupational Health Nurse.
• Weekly on-site free physiotherapy.
• Daily sandwich van at 9am.
• Mental Health First Aiders on site.
• 10% discount on gym membership.

For more information, contact Charlie Boulton or send your CV to the specified address.

Candidates with experience as a Multi-Skilled Engineer, Shift Engineer, Hydraulics Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, or Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer may be suitable for this role.

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