Maintenance Engineer

Breedon Group; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Maintenance Engineer, where you'll tackle mechanical challenges and contribute to a safer, more efficient operation. This role involves identifying and resolving equipment issues while supporting a proactive maintenance strategy. You'll collaborate with a dedicated team to enhance plant reliability and safety standards, ensuring a positive impact on operations. With a commitment to health, safety, and environmental responsibility, this position offers a unique opportunity to grow in a supportive environment that values your contributions. If you're ready to make a difference, this role is for you!

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

25 days annual leave

Share Saver Scheme

Life Assurance

Employee benefits platform

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial maintenance roles is essential.
• Knowledge of hydraulics, welding, and mechanics is required.

Responsibilities

• Identify root causes of mechanical defects and breakdowns.
• Support preventative maintenance activities across the site.

Skills

Industrial maintenance experience

Hydraulics knowledge

Concrete pan mixers experience

Welding skills

Fabrication skills

Mechanics knowledge

Fault finding ability

Education

NVQ in Mechanical Maintenance

BTEC equivalent

NVQ Level 3 or 4 in Health and Safety

NEBOSH qualification

Job description

Maintenance Engineer

Department: Operations and Maintenance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Leinthall Quarry, Herefordshire

Description

We’re delighted to advertise an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join our South West England & South Wales team based at Leinthall Quarry. As a Maintenance Engineer you’ll enjoy problem solving and working as part of a wider team. You’ll be working to identify the root cause for mechanical defects and breakdowns, offering solutions to problematic equipment, aiming to resolve problems in a time efficient and safe manner. You’ll support the wider Maintenance team to identify and support preventative maintenance activities across our site.

Do you have...?

• Experience in an industrial maintenance role.
• Knowledge and experience of hydraulics, concrete pan mixers, welding, fabrication and mechanics.
• NVQ in Mechanical Maintenance or BTEC equivalent.
• A full UK driving licence.
• NVQ Level 3 or 4 in Health and Safety and/or NEBOSH qualification (advantageous).

You will work with our Maintenance Team Leader to support the development of a preventative maintenance system; carrying out planned maintenance activities to ensure that our plants operate safely and reliably. You will also play a key 'hands on' role in the planning and implementation of plant improvements. You will need to have the ability to quickly fault find, respond to any unplanned plant shutdowns and work closely with other team members and contractors as required.

Salary & Benefits

• A tailored, competitive salary
• Pension
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays on top
• Share Saver Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Access to our employee benefits platform, giving you discounts on a wide variety of high street shops and brands
• Broad learning opportunities and career progression pathways

As a Breedon employee you can be proud of the organisations Health, Safety and Environmentally conscious mindset. We aim to go above and beyond to mitigate environmental concerns as well as going the extra mile to keep all our colleagues and stakeholders safe and well.

Ready to Apply?

Please click to apply, attaching an up to date CV. We look forward to hearing from you!

Breedon take a value led approach in all of our activities and respect the contribution of our colleagues in making this happen. In respect of this, we’re working continuously to construct an inclusive working environment. We promote a workplace where colleagues can be themselves, feel valued, respected and able to give their best.