We are recruiting an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a leading UK heavy-engineering operation. Working within a large-scale steel processing facility, you'll play a key role in maintaining and repairing critical production machinery — from slitting and decoiling lines to pickling, coil recovery, and other high-value heavy plant equipment.
This is a hands-on role in a demanding industrial environment where no two days are the same, and your skills will directly impact productivity and plant uptime.
Key Responsibilities
* Maintain and repair hydraulic and pneumatic systems across multiple heavy-engineering lines
* Carry out welding, fabrication, and oxygen/acetylene cutting to high safety standards
* Undertake bench fitting, mechanical assembly, and operate forklifts, cherry pickers, and overhead cranes
* Provide rapid breakdown response and planned preventive maintenance support
* Conduct basic electrical fault-finding (where qualified)
* Work effectively within a 3-shift rotation, including weekend cover as required
* Ensure strict compliance with H&S procedures and PPE requirements
What We're Looking For
Essential:
* Strong, recent UK-based heavy engineering maintenance experience
* Completed mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent (City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3)
* Proven skills in hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, fabrication, and bench fitting
* Certification to operate forklifts, cherry pickers, and overhead cranes
* Flexibility to work shift patterns and occasional weekends
* Own set of hand tools and ability to pass pre-start drug & alcohol screening
Desirable:
* Experience working on slitting/ decoiling machinery
* Basic electrical qualification or practical fault-finding skills
What's On Offer
* Competitive hourly rate (£16.09/hour) with annual earnings around £36.5k
* Generous overtime rates:
* Midweek OT - enhanced rate
* Saturday OT - ×1.5
* Sunday OT - ×2.0
* 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
* Auto-enrolment pension scheme (3% employer match)
* Death-in-service benefit and private health cash plan after qualifying period
* Secure, long-term role with a well-established industry leader
Apply today if you're a mechanically skilled engineer who thrives in a fast-paced heavy-industrial setting and is ready for a rewarding, stable career