Maintenance Engineer

Location:

West Bromwich

Salary: £35,000 (Negotiable depending on experience)

Job Type: Temp to Perm

Red Recruitment Group is recruiting on behalf of a well-established industrial business for an experienced Steel Rolling Mill Maintenance Engineer to join its engineering team.

This is a hands‑on role suited to a mechanically strong engineer with experience maintaining heavy industrial machinery. You will play a key role in minimising production downtime, improving equipment reliability and ensuring machinery operates safely and efficiently.

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance across rolling mill machinery and associated equipment.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical faults involving gearboxes, bearings, rollers, conveyors, drives, hydraulics and other heavy industrial equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns quickly to minimise disruption to production.
• Strip, inspect, repair, align and rebuild mechanical components.
• Identify recurring faults and recommend improvements to equipment reliability.
• Support machinery installations, upgrades, shutdowns and continuous improvement projects.
• Identify critical spare parts, obtain supplier quotations and coordinate the procurement of maintenance components.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and ensure all work complies with health and safety procedures.

• Proven experience maintaining heavy industrial machinery, ideally within steel, rolling mills, metal processing, foundry or a similar environment.
• Strong mechanical fault‑finding and diagnostic skills.
• Experience working with gearboxes, bearings, shafts, couplings, conveyors and mechanical drives.
• Competent in mechanical fitting, dismantling, assembly and repair.
• Able to interpret mechanical engineering drawings and work to engineering tolerances.
• A good understanding of preventative maintenance, breakdown response and safe working practices.
• A recognised mechanical engineering qualification or equivalent practical experience.

Experience with rolling mill equipment, hydraulic systems, welding or fabrication, and maintenance management systems would be advantageous.

This is an excellent opportunity for a practical, safety-conscious engineer who enjoys working with heavy machinery, solving complex mechanical problems and making a real difference to production reliability.