Maintenance Engineer
Location: Castle Bromwich
Salary: £55,000 per annum
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off (2 days, 2 nights – 12-hour shifts)
We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer (either bias) to join our dynamic engineering team at our manufacturing facility in Castle Bromwich. This is a hands-on role focused on ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of heavy industrial plant and equipment. You will play a key part in minimising downtime, driving continuous improvement, and maintaining the highest standards of safety and performance.
For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.
Key Responsibilities - Maintenance Engineer
- Issue permits to work and conduct thorough risk assessments for all planned and reactive tasks, identifying and mitigating hazards.
- Implement, monitor, and enforce safe systems of work to ensure consistent compliance and a zero-harm environment.
- Deliver high-quality multi-skilled engineering support, working independently or collaboratively to support planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive repairs, plant upgrades, installation projects, statutory inspections, and utility services.
- Supervise and coordinate external contractors and service providers to ensure work is completed safely and to standard.
- Act as a primary point of contact for internal teams, providing technical expertise to resolve plant, equipment, and safety-related issues quickly and effectively.
- Diagnose faults, repair and restore equipment to ensure safe, reliable operation, maximum availability, and reduced production losses, energy consumption, and waste.
- Drive root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives to eliminate recurring failures.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute plant improvement and installation projects.
- Support the development and delivery of planned maintenance schedules, follow up on repairs, document work to audit standards, and communicate with suppliers to chase orders.
Qualifications & Experience - Maintenance Engineer
- Proven hands-on experience working with heavy motorised plant, hydraulic systems, steam generation, boiler house operations, and high-pressure fluid systems.
- Strong multi-skilled background combining mechanical and electrical engineering capabilities.
- A proactive, safety-first mindset with excellent problem-solving and fault-diagnosis skills.
- Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced industrial environment, both independently and as part of a team.
- BTEC (or equivalent qualification) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
Benefits - Maintenance Engineer
- Pension - Pay in 3.5% and the company pays 6%.
- 3x annual salary life assurance
- 24 days holiday
- Buy & Sell Holiday Scheme
- Free parking
- EAP service
- Occupational Health Nurse on site every week
- Free physio on site available every week
- Sandwich van comes on site every day at 9am
- Mental Health First Aiders on site
- 10% discount on gym membership at Gym next door
For more information on this role, please contact Andrew Haddon on or send a copy of your CV to
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