Maintenance Shift Engineer – Mechanical Bias

Brett; Mountsorrel; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Career development

Free onsite parking

Enhanced parental leave

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts

Plus more!

Job summary

Brett is seeking a mechanically biased Maintenance Engineer to join our team in the UK. You will maintain plant and facilities, minimise downtime, and drive improvements while upholding SHE standards.

You will report maintenance activities using the CMM system and collaborate across departments to deliver safe, high-quality production. The role requires a time served apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, leadership experience, and good IT skills.

Qualifications

• Time served apprenticeship and NVQ level 3 minimum.
• Proven leadership experience and SHE awareness.
• Hydraulic and pneumatic experience with fault-finding skills.
• Experience with TPM and PPM systems and MIG/MMA welding desirable.
• Good IT skills in Excel, Word and Access; able to work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain plant and facilities to a high standard at all times.
• Minimise plant downtime while ensuring safety and cleanliness in the workplace.
• Oversee and improve plant and facility operations while adhering to SHE guidelines.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Accurately report and document all maintenance work using the CMM system.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships across departments.
• Assist in implementing engineering solutions and cost-effective repairs.
• Support production and maintenance teams to exceed performance, quality, and safety targets.

Skills

Leadership experience

SHE awareness

Fault-finding

Teamwork

IT skills

Hydraulic experience

Pneumatic experience

TPM/PPM systems

MIG/MMA welding

Time served apprenticeship

Education

NVQ Level 3 minimum

Tools

Excel

Word

Access

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and eager to make an impact. While experience in heavy industry is preferred, it is not essential.

About Your Role

• Maintain plant and facilities to a high standard at all times.
• Minimise plant downtime while ensuring safety and cleanliness in the workplace.
• Oversee and improve plant and facility operations while adhering to SHE (Safety, Health, and Environmental) guidelines.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Accurately report and document all maintenance work using the CMM system.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships across departments.
• Assist in implementing engineering solutions and cost-effective repairs.
• Support production and maintenance teams to exceed performance, quality, and safety targets.

We're Looking For

• Time served apprenticeship.
• Qualified NVQ level 3 minimum.
• Proven experience within a leadership role.
• Good SHE awareness.
• Hydraulic and Pneumatical experience
• Good fault-finding skills.
• Experience of TPM and PPM systems.
• MIG/MMA welding experience desirable
• Good IT skills (Excel, Word, Access)
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

About Your Role

• Maintain plant and facilities to a high standard at all times.
• Minimise plant downtime while ensuring safety and cleanliness in the workplace.
• Oversee and improve plant and facility operations while adhering to SHE (Safety, Health, and Environmental) guidelines.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Accurately report and document all maintenance work using the CMM system.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships across departments.
• Assist in implementing engineering solutions and cost-effective repairs.
• Support production and maintenance teams to exceed performance, quality, and safety targets.

We're Looking For

• Time served apprenticeship.
• Qualified NVQ level 3 minimum.
• Proven experience within a leadership role.
• Good SHE awareness.
• Hydraulic and Pneumatical experience
• Good fault-finding skills.
• Experience of TPM and PPM systems.
• MIG/MMA welding experience desirable
• Good IT skills (Excel, Word, Access)
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

We'll Offer You

• A competitive salary
• 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.

Brett Group operates a preferred supplier list and does not accept agency CVs, unless specifically engaged to work on the role in writing by the People Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other location with the Brett Group. Brett Group will not be responsible for any fees relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Furthermore, Brett Group will only accept CVs submitted through our applicant tracking system, any and all CVs sent via email will be immediately deleted and shall not be subject to any agency terms or associated fees.