Salary - £46,241.97
Location - Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1XA
Pattern of Work – 42 hours, Monday - Friday
What you need to know about the role
Ready to take the lead in maintaining the equipment that powers one of the UK's largest manufacturing operations?
We're looking for experienced Mechanical Craft Professionals to join teams across a number of our operational plants at our Scunthorpe site. This is an exciting opportunity for a mechanically skilled professional who is ready to combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities in a fast-paced, highly automated industrial environment.
In this role, you'll lead work groups comprising both internal employees and contractors, ensuring maintenance activities are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards. Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you'll carry out a wide range of mechanical maintenance activities to maximise asset reliability, improve plant performance, and minimise downtime. Your mechanical engineering expertise will be essential in diagnosing faults, resolving issues, and responding to emerging maintenance requirements.
Working within a technologically advanced manufacturing environment, you'll play a key role in supporting operational excellence. Safety is at the heart of everything we do, so a strong understanding of health and safety legislation, company procedures, and safe systems of work is essential. You'll be confident identifying hazards, managing risks, and ensuring all work is completed safely and compliantly.
What we’re looking for
The successful candidate will:
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills, with the ability to coordinate and motivate teams and contractors.
- Be a highly motivated team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Thrive in a collaborative environment and be willing to undertake ongoing training and development.
- Bring a positive, proactive mindset and contribute to a high-performing team culture.
- Demonstrate excellent reliability, professionalism, and time management skills.
- Be adaptable, flexible, and confident working across a variety of mechanical systems and equipment.
What you need to bring
To be considered for this opportunity, you'll need:
- A minimum NVQ Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in a relevant mechanical discipline, or
- A recognised mechanical apprenticeship.*
Ideally, you'll have experience in mechanical maintenance and fault finding within a manufacturing, industrial, commercial, or heavy engineering environment. Previous experience supervising work teams or coordinating contractors would be advantageous, although not essential.
We're looking for individuals who are eager to learn, embrace new technologies, and continuously develop their skills. The ability to adapt to new equipment, processes, and ways of working is vital to success in this role.
Experience within the steel industry would be beneficial, but it's not essential. We offer comprehensive training and support to help you develop your expertise and build a rewarding long-term career with us.
- Evidence of qualifications/apprenticeship completion will be required.
What we can offer you
We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.
Whatever your stage in life, you'll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you'll enjoy include:
- Defined contribution company pension scheme
- 27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays
- Life Assurance
- A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme
- Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Standby and call-out payments
- Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
What you need to know about us
British Steel is a leading European steel manufacturer, supplying premium long products around the world.
We take great pride in our history and heritage. Not many companies can claim to have generations of families dedicating their working lives to one company, one industry. Steel gets into your blood, and this drives the passion of our people. And these 2 values deliver our third value of performance – making the products our customers want now and in the future.
British Steel has a bright future and we want you to be part of it.
British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners.
For more information about us and our journey please visit – www.britishsteel.co.uk.
How to apply
Internal candidates please apply for this role by logging in to your ESS account.
External candidates can apply by clicking on the ‘apply online’ button.
We may close this vacancy sooner than planned if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. To ensure your application is considered, we encourage you to submit it as soon as possible.
