Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Are you an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking to join a leading manufacturing company based in Tipton? This is a fast-paced production environment where you'll play a key role in maintaining and repairing mechanical equipment to keep production running safely, efficiently and reliably.

Offering a salary of £55 - 58K per year, dependant on qualifications. Working a rotating three-week shift pattern covering nights, mornings and afternoons. You'll be responsible for both reactive and planned maintenance across production and process machinery, with opportunities to contribute to reliability improvements and support engineering projects across the sit e.

If you are interested in this role - APPLY NOW via the job board. As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, your role will involve: Carry out reactive mechanical repairs and planned preventative maintenance across production lines and process equipment.

Diagnose and repair mechanical faults involving bearings, seals, shafts, gearboxes, conveyors, pumps, fans and mixers. Maintain pneumatic and hydraulic systems, including cylinders, valves, actuators, pumps and filters. Support maintenance activities on packaging and process machinery to minimise downtime and improve equipment reliability.

Perform vibration checks, identify potential equipment failures and report any abnormalities to the Lead Engineer. Take responsibility for the maintenance workshop, ensuring tools, equipment and consumables are maintained, organised and accounted for.

Safely operate workshop machinery, including lathes, pillar drills, grinders and presses, and fabricate or modify parts as required. Complete maintenance records and work orders using the site's computerised maintenance management system (CMMS).

Support planned shutdowns, engineering projects, heavy lifting and mechanical assembly tasks as required. Follow all site health and safety procedures, complete risk assessments and report hazards, near misses and incidents.

Suitable Candidates: Qualified Maintenance Engineer with relevant mechanical engineering qualifications and experience. Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding skills within a manufacturing or production environment.

Experience maintaining equipment such as conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, packaging machin...

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