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

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

Key Responsibilities: Maintenance Engineer

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 and Qualifications: Maintenance Engineer

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.

What We Can Offer: Maintenance Engineer

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 at (phone number removed) or send your CV to (url removed).

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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