Steel Rolling Mill Maintenance Engineer
| Company: | The Best Connection Group Limited |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35,000 to £35,000 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Smethwick, B66 1BB |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Posting date: | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 17 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Steel Rolling Mill Maintenance Engineer
Smethwick
£35,000+ DOE (Depending on Experience)
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
✅ Excellent Long-Term Career Opportunity
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. Apply today!
The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.