Maintenance Fitter - Day Shift

Brett Group; Mountsorrel; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous pension

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Career development

Onsite parking

Parental leave

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

Brett Group is seeking a reliable Maintenance Fitter to join the Day Maintenance Team. You will perform planned preventive maintenance on plant equipment and support continuous improvement to enhance reliability and reduce downtime.

The role requires hands-on mechanical skills, time-served training, and CMMS logging. You will collaborate with engineering, production and CI teams and cover shifts as needed, while adhering to safety procedures.

Qualifications

• Hands-on mechanical maintenance experience in plant equipment.
• Ability to perform planned preventive maintenance tasks and log work.
• Strong fault-finding and repair skills on mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of safety processes (LOTO, PPE, H&S).
• Experience with CMMS for maintenance logging.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance on mixers, conveyors, pumps, bearings and other mechanical systems.
• Complete inspections, lubrication, adjustments and minor repairs.
• Replace worn components to reduce downtime.
• Support CI to improve plant reliability and maintenance processes.
• Maintain accurate CMMS entries for PPM and repairs.
• Identify recurring issues and advise CI/engineering teams.
• Assist with installation, modification and testing of equipment.
• Provide holiday and sickness cover for the Shift Maintenance Team.
• Work with colleagues across Engineering, Production and Maintenance to improve plant performance.
• Follow LOTO, PPE and site safety procedures.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Safety procedures

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Time-served apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a reliable and proactive Maintenance Fitter to join our Day Maintenance Team. The ideal candidate will be hands‑on, mechanically skilled, and committed to delivering high levels of plant reliability through planned preventative maintenance and continuous improvement. Experience in heavy industry is an advantage, but not essential for a strong mechanical fitter with good PPM discipline and problem‑solving ability.

About Your Role

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance (PPM) on plant equipment including mixers, conveyors, pumps, bearings, and other mechanical systems.
• Complete inspections, lubrication, adjustments, and minor repairs to maintain equipment reliability.
• Replace worn or high‑risk components before failure to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve plant reliability, reduce downtime, and optimise maintenance processes.
• Maintain accurate CMMS entries for all PPM, repairs, and CI activities.
• Identify recurring mechanical issues and provide recommendations to the CI and engineering teams.
• Assist with installation, modification, and testing of new equipment or improvement projects.
• Provide holiday and sickness cover for the Shift Maintenance Team as required.
• Work collaboratively with engineering, production, CI, and maintenance colleagues to deliver effective plant performance.
• Follow LOTO, PPE, and site safety procedures at all times.

We're Looking For

• Strong mechanical maintenance skills (mixers, conveyors, pumps, bearings, gearboxes, drives, etc.).
• Time‑served apprenticeship or equivalent mechanical engineering background.
• Ability to perform accurate preventive maintenance tasks and record work effectively.
• Good hands‑on fault‑finding and mechanical repair skills.
• CMMS experience for logging PPM and maintenance activities.
• Strong understanding of safety processes (LOTO, PPE, H&S practices).
• Effective teamwork, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience in concrete, aggregates, cement, or heavy industry desirable.
• Multi‑skilled capability advantageous.
• Knowledge of predictive maintenance methods desirable.
• Experience in CI, lean manufacturing, or reliability improvement beneficial.

We'll Offer You

• A competitivesalary
• Generous pension
• 25 days annual leave
• Life assurance
• Career and professional development
• Free onsite parking
• Enhanced parental leave
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discounts
• Plus more!

About Us

Brett is the UK’s largest independently owned building materials Group with over 60 sites across the South, South East, East and Midlands and employing over 750 people.

Part of the Brett Group, Brett Landscaping and Building Products produces and supplies a variety of hard landscaping and building products including block and decorative paving, decorative aggregates, and specialist kerbs. Primarily distributed through builders’ merchants and garden centres, all our products are backed by technical and product expertise.

With a reputation for excellence, we offer superb development opportunities to people keen to be a part of our continued growth. As an independent business we can offer real job satisfaction in an environment which encourages you to contribute, supports you in getting the job done and enables you to become part of a team that delivers building materials for big ideas.

Why Join Brett

• Our people are individuals, we value your input and support you in your professional development.
• We see our people as our greatest strength.
• We work hard to create inclusive environments.
• Grow your skills with ongoing opportunities – our business thrives when our people are at their best, we encourage and support ongoing learning and development.

Brett Group operates an Equal Opportunities Policy and monitoring.We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination in recruitment and employment. We take a zero-tolerance approach to any form of discrimination and are committed to acting professionally and fairly in all our relationships and business dealings. This is not only a legal requirement but is vital for our brand, reputation and the long‑term success of our business.