Full job descriptionMechanical 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 RoleWorking 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 Pattern40 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 TodayIf 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.