Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Dudley | £36,000 per annum  Overtime Permanent | Full-Time | Weekly Paid

Join an established steel processing company in Dudley, maintaining heavy industrial presses and production machinery.

The Role Working alongside an Electrician in a two-person engineering team, you’ll carry out planned maintenance and breakdown repairs to keep production running safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and breakdown repairs Mechanical fault-finding on heavy industrial presses and steel processing machinery Maintenance of hydraulic and pneumatic systems Replacing bearings, seals, chains, belts, gears and mechanical components Dismantling, repairing and reassembling machinery Welding, fabrication, bench fitting and oxy/acetylene cutting Fault diagnosis on gearboxes, drives and material-handling equipment Operating overhead cranes, forklifts and cherry pickers where required Completing maintenance reports and following safe working practices Requirements NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds in Mechanical Maintenance Time-served apprenticeship preferred Heavy industrial maintenance experience Industrial press or steel processing experience advantageous Slitting/decoiling machinery experience beneficial Shift Pattern 40 hours per week | 3-week rotating shift Week 1 – Days:
Monday–Friday, 6am–2pm Week 2 – Nights:
Monday–Thursday, 8pm–6am Additional £1/hour antisocial allowance Week 3 – Afternoons:
Monday–Thursday, 2pm–12am Pay Rates Basic: £16.08/hour Weekday overtime: £20.01/hour Saturday overtime: £24.12/hour Sunday / Bank Holiday overtime: £32.16/hour Excellent overtime opportunities to increase earnings. Benefits Weekly pay Permanent position 3-month probation period 33 days’ holiday, including fixed shutdown periods Group pension scheme (currently under review) Death-in-service cover after 3 months Simplyhealth cash plan, free after 3 months Apply Today If you’re a skilled Mechanical Maintenance Engineer with experience in heavy industrial machinery, presses or steel processing, apply now to take the next step in your engineering career.