Maintenance Engineer
| Posting date: | 18 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £18.20 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | plus 22% shift allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 December 2025 |
| Location: | Delta Point, Greets Green Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 9PL |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Atkore |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Who we are:
Atkore is forging a future where our brands, suppliers, employees, customers, partners, and communities are building better together – a future focused on empowering our customers while we power and protect the world.
Atkore is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electrical, mechanical, and safety infrastructure solutions. With approximately 3,900 employees and 65 manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide, we manufacture electrical conduit, cable management systems, armored cable, metal framing, and security products and solutions.
Who we are looking for:
The maintenance engineer will be responsible for the continuous running of equipment and machinery, responding to breakdowns and completing planned maintenance.
This role is vital to the efficiency, development and progress of manufacturing and processing industries. Working with other professionals, the maintenance engineer will support the improvements of production facilities and new installations. Reduce the incidence of costly breakdowns and develop strategies to improve overall reliability and safety of plant, personnel and production processes.
What you’ll do:
- Use your specialist equipment knowledge to facilitate breakdown rectification & repair, as well as planned preventative maintenance, recording any adverse symptoms or trends.
- Rectify engineering breakdowns and offer essential technical support.
- Provide extensive electrical and mechanical fault diagnosis
- Work as part of the engineering team to promote best practice and give continuous & sustained reliability to production.
- Be working towards and achieve agreed performance criteria as part of the departmental and site KPI’s.
- Undertake allocated and preventative maintenance work completing to the highest standards, as scheduled within given time frames, whilst maintaining accurate records of all maintenance actions.
- To respond to and assist with breakdown/emergency situations on any items of plant or equipment as necessary (possible call out)
- Use hand tools and equipment correctly and safely for carrying out maintenance activities.
- Use measuring equipment and instruments for installation or modification of plants and equipment and for calibration of plants, equipment and controls as necessary.
- Use the correct handling techniques when handling material and equipment.
- Report any malfunctions of plant or equipment.
- Maintain the work area in a clean, tidy and safe condition at all times.
- Liaise with all internal and external client departments and customers;
- Maintain all plant and equipment maintenance records up to date.
- Fitting new parts
- Fixing faults or arranging for replacements to be installed
- Keeping production managers informed of progress
- Making scheduled checks on machinery and parts
- Oiling and cleaning machinery and parts
- Overhauling and replacing parts according to schedule
What you bring - including qualifications & Certifications required:
- Qualified to NVQ Level 3 Electrical/ Mechanical.
- Electrical 17th Edition
- Experience with robot cells/welding cells.
- Plastic injection.
- Plastic extrusion.
- Press experience.
- Rolling mills.
- PLC inputs/outputs
- MEWP
- Time served in a mechanical and electrical discipline.
- Experienced in both mechanical and electrical fault diagnosis.
- Hydraulic and pneumatics.
- Knowledge of safe working practices.
- An understanding of engineering drawings and principles
- The ability to work quickly and under pressure
- The ability to manage a varied workload
- An awareness of health and safety legislation
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Be proactive and innovative whilst showing flexibility
- Great motivation for self and others.
- Ability to work as part of a team or on your own initiative.
Hours of work:
39 hours per week with a 2 week rotating shift pattern (may vary)
Week 1 – Monday – Thursday 6am - 2pm & Friday 6am - 1pm
Week 2 - Monday – Thursday 2pm - 10pm & Friday 1pm - 8pm
Salary:
£18.20 per hour and 22% shift allowance
Benefits
- Free on site parking
- 25 days annual leave
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Free annual flu vaccination vouchers
- Life Assurance 4x salary
- Festive shutdown at Christmas
- Employee assistance programme
- Service and recognition awards
- Training and development opportunities
- Company Pension
- Company wide bonus scheme
- Cash health plan
- Free home cyber security training
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted Gym Membership
We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Atkore is committed to creating an engaged and aligned workforce that drives a collaborative culture. Our team strives for breakthrough results, stays focused on being standout leaders, and fully supports decisions of the Company. We consistently live the Atkore mission, strategic priorities, and behaviors, all in a way that’s consistent with our core values. Together, we build strong leaders that continually endeavor to move us forward.
Atkore is forging a future where our brands, suppliers, employees, customers, partners, and communities are building better together – a future focused on empowering our customers while we power and protect the world.
Atkore is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electrical, mechanical, and safety infrastructure solutions. With approximately 3,900 employees and 65 manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide, we manufacture electrical conduit, cable management systems, armored cable, metal framing, and security products and solutions.
Who we are looking for:
The maintenance engineer will be responsible for the continuous running of equipment and machinery, responding to breakdowns and completing planned maintenance.
This role is vital to the efficiency, development and progress of manufacturing and processing industries. Working with other professionals, the maintenance engineer will support the improvements of production facilities and new installations. Reduce the incidence of costly breakdowns and develop strategies to improve overall reliability and safety of plant, personnel and production processes.
What you’ll do:
- Use your specialist equipment knowledge to facilitate breakdown rectification & repair, as well as planned preventative maintenance, recording any adverse symptoms or trends.
- Rectify engineering breakdowns and offer essential technical support.
- Provide extensive electrical and mechanical fault diagnosis
- Work as part of the engineering team to promote best practice and give continuous & sustained reliability to production.
- Be working towards and achieve agreed performance criteria as part of the departmental and site KPI’s.
- Undertake allocated and preventative maintenance work completing to the highest standards, as scheduled within given time frames, whilst maintaining accurate records of all maintenance actions.
- To respond to and assist with breakdown/emergency situations on any items of plant or equipment as necessary (possible call out)
- Use hand tools and equipment correctly and safely for carrying out maintenance activities.
- Use measuring equipment and instruments for installation or modification of plants and equipment and for calibration of plants, equipment and controls as necessary.
- Use the correct handling techniques when handling material and equipment.
- Report any malfunctions of plant or equipment.
- Maintain the work area in a clean, tidy and safe condition at all times.
- Liaise with all internal and external client departments and customers;
- Maintain all plant and equipment maintenance records up to date.
- Fitting new parts
- Fixing faults or arranging for replacements to be installed
- Keeping production managers informed of progress
- Making scheduled checks on machinery and parts
- Oiling and cleaning machinery and parts
- Overhauling and replacing parts according to schedule
What you bring - including qualifications & Certifications required:
- Qualified to NVQ Level 3 Electrical/ Mechanical.
- Electrical 17th Edition
- Experience with robot cells/welding cells.
- Plastic injection.
- Plastic extrusion.
- Press experience.
- Rolling mills.
- PLC inputs/outputs
- MEWP
- Time served in a mechanical and electrical discipline.
- Experienced in both mechanical and electrical fault diagnosis.
- Hydraulic and pneumatics.
- Knowledge of safe working practices.
- An understanding of engineering drawings and principles
- The ability to work quickly and under pressure
- The ability to manage a varied workload
- An awareness of health and safety legislation
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Be proactive and innovative whilst showing flexibility
- Great motivation for self and others.
- Ability to work as part of a team or on your own initiative.
Hours of work:
39 hours per week with a 2 week rotating shift pattern (may vary)
Week 1 – Monday – Thursday 6am - 2pm & Friday 6am - 1pm
Week 2 - Monday – Thursday 2pm - 10pm & Friday 1pm - 8pm
Salary:
£18.20 per hour and 22% shift allowance
Benefits
- Free on site parking
- 25 days annual leave
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Free annual flu vaccination vouchers
- Life Assurance 4x salary
- Festive shutdown at Christmas
- Employee assistance programme
- Service and recognition awards
- Training and development opportunities
- Company Pension
- Company wide bonus scheme
- Cash health plan
- Free home cyber security training
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted Gym Membership
We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Atkore is committed to creating an engaged and aligned workforce that drives a collaborative culture. Our team strives for breakthrough results, stays focused on being standout leaders, and fully supports decisions of the Company. We consistently live the Atkore mission, strategic priorities, and behaviors, all in a way that’s consistent with our core values. Together, we build strong leaders that continually endeavor to move us forward.
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Disability Confident
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