Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Birmingham
£52,000 - £53,000 
4on/4off Days and Nights

My client have been successfully manufacturing for years in Birmingham and manufacturer specialist metals including Ingot, slab, coil, bar, sheet and more. They supply mainly into the Aerospace industry amongst other industrial sectors. The types of machines you will be working on as a mechanical maintenance engineer on a day to day basis will be large industrial machines such as die-presses, vacuum/arc furnaces, plasma welders, machine shop including lathes/millers/turners as well as other machinery associated with the heavy industry. Good hydraulic experience is required as a maintenance engineer. you will also be working with conveyors, cylinders, gearboxes and more. Fabricating experience is advantageous for this position. 

Benefits for the mechanical maintenance engineer:

• Above market salary for the shift pattern
• Overtime paid at x1.75 on a Saturday and double time on a Sunday
• Informal and formal training opportunities for the mechanical maintenance engineer
• Working amongst a team who have been there for years – great staff retention
• Working within a proper industrial manufacturing site
• Can earn £60,000+

Experience required for the mechanical maintenance engineer:

• 5 + years experience working as a mechanical maintenance engineer ideally within heavy industry 
• Ideally level 3 and apprenticeship served but would also look at level 2 if experience is within a similar environment
• MUST have experience with hydraulics, gearboxes, conveyor, cylinders
• ideally be able to fabricate/weld for the mechanical maintenance engineer