Mechanical Engineer

Ibstock Plc; Brownhills; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building products manufacturer in the United Kingdom is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join its team. In this full-time, permanent role, you will be responsible for plant-wide maintenance service, mechanical repairs, and ensuring production targets are met. Applicants should have relevant engineering qualifications and experience in maintenance and fault diagnosis. The position offers competitive salary, shift allowances, and benefits including pension and life insurance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Shift allowance

10% matched pension

3x life insurance

Employee Assistance programme access

High street retail discounts

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical maintenance and fault diagnosis.
• Knowledge of current Health and Safety Law.
• Experience promoting Health and Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide plant wide maintenance service and support.
• Carry out mechanical maintenance and repairs on heavy machinery.
• Utilise CMMS for Planned Preventative Maintenance.

Skills

Pneumatics and Hydraulics systems

Welding / Basic Fabrication

MS Word and Excel

Continuous improvement tools

Education

Time Served, Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering Maintenance (Mechanical)

Engineering Manufacture (Mechanical)

Mechatronics (Mechanical)

Job description

Overview

The successful candidate will be providing plant wide maintenance service, departmental support and mechanical repairs ensuring that all production targets are maintained.

Responsibilities

• Promote the highest Health and Safety standards to ensure a safe working environment.
• Utilise a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) to facilitate Planned Preventative Maintenance, Inspections, Service and Repairs.
• Carry out mechanical maintenance and repairs to existing heavy machinery, potentially installing new plant, designing and fabricating parts/structures.
• Ensure rigorous application of continuous improvement tools and techniques across all areas of the manufacturing facility to optimise performance.
• Work collaboratively across all support functions, by building effective working relationships, to optimise factory performance.
• Time Served, Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering Maintenance (Mechanical), Engineering Manufacture (Mechanical), Mechatronics (Mechanical) or equivalent.
• Maintenance experience and fault diagnosis of Pneumatics and Hydraulics systems.
• Knowledge of Welding / Basic Fabrication.
• Computer literate in MS Word and Excel.
• Knowledge of basic continuous improvement tools and techniques.
• Good knowledge of current Health and Safety Law and best practice application within a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

WE ARE years of history and over 2,300 employees strong. WE ARE a business loaded with opportunity and career progression. WE ARE innovators, designers, makers and engineers who manufacture and provide smart, efficient, and effective building products and solutions. Through our customer relationships, diverse building product range and solutions, we enable the creation of inspirational homes, places and spaces for us all to live and work better. With eight core product categories, underpinned by expert design and technical services, we work with architects, builders, merchants and the wider construction supply chain to build the face of Britain. We are fully committed to a net zero future and continue to invest in expertise and product development to manufacture more efficiently and sustainably. We pride ourselves on leading for new, innovative and sustainable products and solutions, both for today and for a new era of building. To support our progress, we are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Engineering to come and join our team at our Aldridge factory in Walsall, WS9 8TB.

Please note, it is our policy to verify all relevant qualifications. You will be required to provide substantive proof of your qualifications, so that we can verify them with the awarding body. Think you can make a difference? WE ARE your future. More details:

Benefits

• Full time, permanent role
• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme
• Shift allowance
• Digicare+ Provided by Aviva
• 10% matched pension, administered by Legal and General
• 3x life insurance
• Share Save scheme eligibility
• Full access to Employee Assistance programme for self and family members
• Access to high street retail discounts platform - with access to discounts at Tesco, Asda, etc.
• Personal development and career progression opportunities