Maintenance Engineer
ATA Recruitment
Maintenance Engineer
Double Days (6:00am–2:00pm / 2:00pm–10:00pm, early finish Friday evening)
Dudley
This is a great opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established heavy manufacturing business with nearly 90 years of history, supplying high-quality products to customers across the UK and internationally.
The business operates two manufacturing sites with around 200 employees, producing products for a wide range of industries. Around 60% of production is exported worldwide, supplying major global manufacturers.
The company continues to invest in its operations, with recent additions and ongoing expansion, creating long-term opportunities for Maintenance E#ngineers.
The Role – Maintenance Engineer
You'll be part of a skilled engineering team responsible for maintaining heavy industrial plant and production equipment across the foundry.
Key responsibilities include:
- Fault finding and repairs on heavy industrial machinery
- Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive breakdowns
- Reading electrical schematics and carrying out like-for-like component replacement
- Installing and commissioning new equipment
- Maintaining safety-critical equipment and supporting continuous improvements
Why Join
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will be part of a:
- Long-Established Business – Nearly 90 years of manufacturing expertise with a strong international customer base
- Heavy Industrial Environment – Work on a wide variety of large-scale production equipment
- Job Stability – Growing business with continued investment and expansion
- Training & Development –
- PLC training courses
- Forklift and overhead crane licences
- Ongoing mentoring from highly experienced engineers
- Career Progression – Multiple supervisory opportunities expected over the coming years as experienced staff retire
- Flexible Working Culture – Shift flexibility and regular overtime opportunities available
Salary & Benefits
- Salary – £42,000
- Hours – Double days (6:00am–2:00pm / 2:00pm–10:00pm, early finish Friday evening)
- Overtime – Regular availability with realistic earnings of £50,000–£60,000+
- Overtime Rates –
- 1.3x weekdays
- 1.5x Saturdays
- 2.0x Sundays
- Holidays – 30–33 days
- Flexible Shift Swaps
What They’re Looking For
- A recognised qualification in Engineering (NVQ, City & Guilds, BTEC, Apprenticeship or equivalent)
- Ability to:
- Read electrical schematics
- Fault find within control panels
- Replace electrical components like-for-like
- Work on three-phase systems
- A proactive, hard-working engineer who can work independently and solve problems
Progression & Development
With several experienced engineers due to retire over the next few years, the business is focused on developing its next generation of Maintenance Engineers. There are genuine opportunities to progress into supervisory positions, supported by ongoing technical training and development.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a stable, growing heavy manufacturing business, offering varied engineering work, strong overtime potential, long-term job security, and genuine opportunities to progress as the business continues to invest in both its people and facilities.
If you're interested, please apply or contact (url removed), or text/call Faisal on (phone number removed).
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