Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £52,000 + Overtime (OTE £60K+)
Shifts: 4 on 4 off (Days & Nights, 7–7)
Holidays: 33 Days
Training: Heavy Industry, Furnaces & Hydraulics

The Company

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Engineer to join a global engineering manufactureroperating within the aerospace and defence supply chain. With over 400 employees on site, the business runs a highly technical, heavy-industry environment with, large hydraulic presses, and CNC facilities.

With significant investment in new forge equipment and a strong order book supplying leading aerospace and defence companies, this is an excellent time to join a forward-thinking and secure manufacturer.

The Role – Maintenance Engineer

You will play a key role in ensuring reliability across a wide variety of heavy industrial equipment. This is a mechanically biased role working on high-value plant within a challenging but rewarding environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on heavy manufacturing equipment.
• Fault find mechanically on, hydraulic presses
• Work with hydraulics, pneumatics, drives, and gearboxes.
• Read and interpret hydraulic and engineering drawings.
• Support long-term PPM and reliability improvement projects.
• Replace and repair mechanical components to ensure safe operation.

About You

Essentials:

• Time-served Apprenticeship with Level 3 Mechanical Qualification.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in medium to heavy manufacturing environments (e.g., foundry, steel, aerospace, automotive, chemical, brick).
• Strong fault-finding skills with hydraulics, pneumatics, and gearboxes.
• Comfortable working in a heavy-industry environment.
• Ability to read and interpret hydraulic drawings.

Desirable:

• Previous experience in aerospace, metals, foundry, or forging environments.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement and maintenance practices.
• Ambition to progress into supervisory roles in the future.

The Benefits

As a Maintenance Engineer, you can expect:

• £52,000 base salary + overtime (OTE £60K+)
• 33 days holiday
• Overtime paid at 1.5x and 2x (worth several thousand per year)
• Training on specialist heavy-industry equipment including furnaces, hydraulics & pneumatics
• Pension and life assurance
• Clear progression opportunities into specialist or leadership roles
• Long-term stability with a secure, global manufacturer

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation