Mechanical Maintenance Technician
2 days ago
Birmingham
Mechanical Maintenance Technician Location: Birmingham Working Pattern: Days (Mon–Fri) Salary: Experience Dependent This is a hands-on Mechanical Maintenance Technician position within a highly regarded global engineering and manufacturing environment. You will play a key role in ensuring production equipment and facilities operate reliably and efficiently, supporting continuous improvement and minimising downtime. Working as part of a skilled maintenance team, you will be responsible for diagnosing faults, maintaining equipment, and contributing to projects that improve operational performance, safety, and energy efficiency. Responsibilities - Mechanical Maintenance Technician • Diagnose and repair mechanical faults across a range of production equipment (including bearings, conveyors, pneumatics, and associated systems), • Support electrical engineers with basic fault finding on sensors, motors, and control panels, • Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities, • Maintain tools and equipment to ensure safe and effective operation, • Respond quickly to breakdowns and emergencies to minimise production disruption, • Manage and update technical documentation for machinery and production lines, • Support tooling activities, including tool setting and machine setup, • Work with workshop machinery such as lathes, milling machines, drills, and grinders, • Contribute to continuous improvement and maintenance reduction projects, • Use CMMS systems to record work, analyse trends, and improve equipment performance, • Propose and implement improvements to enhance reliability, efficiency, and safety across production processes Experience / Qualifications - Mechanical Maintenance Technician • Time-served apprentice or formally qualified in Mechanical Engineering, • Proven experience in a manufacturing or production maintenance environment, • Strong mechanical fault-finding and repair skills, • Basic to intermediate electrical knowledge (motors, sensors, panels), • Experience with tool setting and machine tool setup, • Familiarity with workshop machinery (lathes, milling, drilling, grinding), • Experience using CMMS systems for maintenance tracking and analysis, • Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, • Strong communication skills with the ability to work across departments, • Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement Benefits - Mechanical Maintenance Technician • Competitive salary, • 25 days holiday + bank holidays, • Competitive pension scheme, • Life assurance, • Flexible benefits platform (including holiday buy/sell, health checks, dental, eye care, gym memberships, cycle to work, and retail discounts), • Employee Assistance Programme, • Internal mobility and career development opportunities, • Access to global projects and mentorship programmes, • Generous employee referral scheme, • Recognised as a Top UK Employer For more information on this role, please contact Andy Haddon on 01453 796617, or send a copy of your CV to andrew.haddon@omegaresource.co.uk For details of other opportunities available within your chosen field, please visit _ Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors. Ideal background / Previous roles may include: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Mechanical Fitter, Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician, Plant Maintenance Engineer, Shift Maintenance Engineer, Production Maintenance Technician, Engineering Technician.