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About The Role
Manpower UK is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for a permanent position in Dudley, offering a salary up to £35,000 per annum. This role involves a day shift pattern, working 40 hours per week from Monday to Thursday, with a 5:00am start. Overtime is available at £20 per hour, with enhanced Sunday rates of £33.65. You will join a well-established heavy engineering manufacturer, reporting to the Engineering Manager. Your duties will focus on maintaining and improving plant reliability across the casting and engineering sector. We are looking for a skilled engineer with strong mechanical aptitude, ideally experienced in heavy industry, who can contribute to ongoing investment and increased production demands. This is a stable, long-term opportunity with a solid order book.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Days) | West Midlands | £35,000 + Overtime
- Monday to Thursday | 5:00am Start
- 40 Hours Per Week
- Overtime: £20/hour | Sundays: £33.65/hour
- Permanent Position
The Opportunity
We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established heavy engineering manufacturer operating within the casting and engineering sector.
Due to ongoing investment and increased production demands, the business is looking to appoint a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join its engineering team on a permanent day shift.
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This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable manufacturer with a strong order book, significant investment plans and a long-term commitment to engineering excellence.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you'll be responsible for maintaining and improving plant reliability across a busy manufacturing operation.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities
- Diagnose and repair faults on hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical systems
- Maintain gearboxes, bearings, cylinders, valves, pumps and rotating equipment
- Perform welding, cutting, grinding and general fabrication work
- Support TPM and continuous improvement activities
- Work closely with production teams to minimise downtime
- Contribute to site safety, reliability and operational improvements
Why Join Us
- £35,000 basic salary
- Overtime paid at £20/hour
- Sunday overtime paid at £33.65/hour
- Permanent day shift
- Four-day working week
- Stable employer with long-term growth plans
- Significant ongoing investment in plant and equipment
- Strong overtime earning potential
- Flexible holiday booking outside of shutdown periods
- Engineering-focused environment with genuine development opportunities
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What We're Looking For
We're interested in engineers from heavy manufacturing, foundry, steel, quarrying, aggregates, recycling, cement, process manufacturing or similar industrial environments.
Ideally You'll Have Experience With
- Hydraulics, valves and cylinders
- Bearings and rotating equipment
- Pneumatic systems
- Gearboxes and transmissions
- Pumps, conveyors and industrial machinery
- Welding, cutting and grinding
You'll Also Have
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
- Experience in planned and reactive maintenance
- Basic electrical fault-finding knowledge
- A hands-on approach and strong commitment to safety
Experience within a foundry environment would be advantageous but is not essential.
Please note: This is a heavy industrial manufacturing environment involving heat, dust, noise and large-scale production equipment.
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