Steel Rolling Mill Maintenance Engineer

West Midlands Source: WhatJobs

£32,000–£39,000

Monday to Friday | 40 Hours Per Week (Days or Nights)

The Best Connection is recruiting an experienced Steel Rolling Mill Maintenance Engineer on behalf of our client in Smethwick .

The Role

You'll play a key role in maintaining and improving rolling mill machinery, ensuring maximum reliability, performance, and safety across the site.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance on rolling mill equipment.
Diagnose and repair faults on gearboxes, bearings, conveyors, hydraulic systems, rollers, drives, and associated machinery.
Respond quickly to breakdowns to minimise production downtime.
Inspect, overhaul, align, and rebuild mechanical equipment.
Support installations, machinery upgrades, and continuous improvement projects.
Complete maintenance records and assist with root cause analysis.
Manage critical spare parts and liaise with suppliers to source replacement components.
Ensure all work is carried out safely and in line with Health & Safety and LOTO procedures.
Participate in planned shutdowns and major maintenance projects when required.

What We're Looking For

Experience maintaining heavy industrial machinery within a steel mill, rolling mill, foundry, metal processing, or similar environment.
Strong mechanical fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
Knowledge of gearboxes, bearings, shafts, couplings, hydraulics, conveyors, and mechanical drives.
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
Experience with both planned preventative and breakdown maintenance.
Mechanical Engineering qualification or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

Competitive salary of £35,000+ DOE
Weekly Pay
Company Pension & Insurance
Accrued Paid Holiday

If you're a skilled Mechanical Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge within a busy manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Steel Rolling Mill Maintenance Engineer • England, West Midlands, Smethwick

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