Job Title: Asset Improvement Engineer – Mechanical (Cranes)
Location: Port Talbot, SA13
Salary: Competitive
Closing Date: 30 th August 2026
Interviews to be conducted 31 st August 2026
We believe that our strength is not just in our steel but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.
The Role
We currently have an opportunity for a Mechanical asset improvement engineer to join our plant in Port Talbot.
Reporting to the Section Engineer – Asset Improvement, you will play a key role in improving the reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety of production-critical crane assets across the Port Talbot site. Working as part of a dedicated Asset Improvement Team, you will support the development and implementation of asset strategies, reliability improvement programmes, condition monitoring initiatives, and engineering projects aligned with the long-term asset management objectives of the business.
You will be responsible for analysing asset performance, identifying reliability improvement opportunities, supporting root cause failure investigations, and delivering engineering solutions that reduce risk, improve operational performance, and extend asset life. The role will work closely with maintenance, planning, operations, and project teams to ensure engineering improvements are effectively implemented and deliver measurable business benefits.
Responsibilities with this position will include but not be limited to:
Asset Improvement & Reliability
- Reporting to the Section Engineer - Asset Improvement, support the development and delivery of reliability and asset improvement strategies for production-critical crane assets.
- Analyse asset performance, maintenance history, and condition monitoring data to identify improvement opportunities.
- Lead and support root cause investigations into significant failures and recurring defects, ensuring effective corrective actions are implemented.
- Develop engineering solutions to improve asset reliability, availability, maintainability, and lifecycle performance.
Support refurbishment, upgrade, and life-extension programmes for existing assets.
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Engineering Support & Governance
- Provide specialist mechanical engineering support to maintenance, operations, and project teams.
- Support the development and optimisation of maintenance strategies using reliability-centred maintenance principles and best practice.
- Ensure engineering activities comply with LOLER, PUWER, TSUK engineering standards, and site Safe Working Procedures.
- Develop and review engineering documentation, including standards, specifications, risk assessments, and safe working procedures.
- Provide technical support during Management of Change (MoC) activities and engineering modifications.
Project Delivery & Continuous Improvement
- Support the delivery of SRE and CAPEX projects from concept through to implementation.
- Provide technical expertise and guidance during the specification, procurement, installation and commissioning of new crane assets and major asset improvement projects, ensuring alignment with safety, reliability and operational requirements.
- Work collaboratively with manufacturing, maintenance, planning, electrical, and contractor teams to deliver asset improvement objectives.
- Identify opportunities to improve safety, reliability, productivity, and cost efficiency.
Promote engineering best practice and continuous improvement across the organisation.
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The Candidate
Some of the key attributes we are looking for in applicants include:
- HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in Mechanical Engineering, ideally supported by a recognised apprenticeship.
- Strong knowledge of cranes, lifting equipment, gearboxes, brakes, drive systems, rotating equipment, and structural components.
- Experience in reliability improvement techniques such as RCA, RCM, FMEA, and condition monitoring.
- Working knowledge of LOLER, PUWER, Permit-to-Work systems, and safe systems of work.
- Experience delivering engineering improvements, refurbishment projects, or small CAPEX projects.
- Experience using SAP or equivalent CMMS systems.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Understanding of contractor management and Management of Change processes.
- Ideally IOSH qualified.
Proven technical knowledge within a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment.
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Ready to make a difference?
For more information or for an informal discussion please contact: [email protected]
Please note: You may use AI tools to help prepare your application. However, all information must be accurate and based on your own experience. We value genuine, honest responses that reflect who you are.
What we can offer you
Tata Steel UK offers their employees significant benefits packages. For this role, you will benefit from:
- A market competitive salary
- 35 days holidays per annum
- Annual Pay Review
- Quarterly Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance
- Private Healthcare Scheme (Individual cover)
- One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites, an employee assistance programme as well as Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services.
Why us?
Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.
Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today.
Tata Steel in the UK is committed to our ambition of reducing energy consumption and to becoming a carbon neutral steelmaker by 2045, to find out more about our journey click here Stoves cooking less carbon – YouTube
To learn more about who we are and what we can offer our future employees, please click on the link to watch the following video: Tata Steel – A place you can thrive – YouTube
