Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Breedon Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join their Operations team in Birmingham. You will develop maintenance systems and enhance plant operations—playing a key role in ensuring safety and reliability. If you are a proactive individual with a passion for problem-solving, this is an excellent opportunity offering competitive salary and extensive employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary tailored to your experience.

Company pension scheme and life assurance.

25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Paid volunteer day and fund-matching for charitable events.

Employee Assistance Programme.

Enhanced parental leave.

Training and career progression opportunities.

Company Van for Business use.

Qualifications

• Work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships.
• Experience in similar industry or construction environment.
• UK Full Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Develop a preventative maintenance system.
• Fault find and respond to unplanned plant shutdowns.
• Facilitate and co-ordinate maintenance of concrete plants.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Organizational Skills

Analytical Skills

Flexibility

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Application Deadline: 27 June 2025

Department: Operations and Maintenance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Birmingham (Saltley)

Description

This role will be based at our Birmingham site and you would be required to attend other sites in the West Midlands to attend breakdowns and for preventative maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for developing a preventative maintenance system and carrying out planned maintenance activities to ensure that our concrete 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 and respond to any unplanned plant shutdowns.
• Assist the area management team in the programming of scheduled maintenance and repair aligned to production requirements and managed the site defect logs
• Facilitate and co-ordinate the repair and maintenance of ready mix concrete plants
• Eliminate preventable plant breakdowns
• Ensure cost effective and timely ordering and supply of spares and critical equipment
• Undertake risk assessment and associated paperwork, where required, of the relevant activities to ensure a suitable and effective safe system of work
• Liaise daily with management and plant operations team to ascertain any repair and maintenance requirement that arise, or need specific prioritisation
• Provide supervision of others and third party’s assisting in the works being carried out

Some of your work will involve working with production colleagues on the telephone to understand issues and to provide advice, so your ability to communicate effectively is vital.

This is a mobile role and so you will be required to be highly self-motivated and flexible in your approach. You will be provided with a van to travel between sites

The Group places the highest importance on sustained standards of excellence in all aspects of Health, Safety and Environmental management and you will be expected to contribute to the Company’s zero harm culture.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Work autonomously on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills and ability to build positive relationships across all levels of the business
• Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability to work in high-pressured situations and to tight deadlines
• Effective problem solver with strong analytical skills
• Motivated and Dynamic Self-starter
• Provide flexibility to undertake emergency repairs where and when these arise
• UK Full Driving Licence
• Experienced in a similar industry or construction environement.

Job Benefits

• Competitive salary tailored to your experience.
• Company pension scheme and life assurance.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• 1 fully paid volunteer day per year and up to £200 fund-matching for charitable events.
• Employee Assistance Programme for health and wellbeing support.
• Enhanced parental leave and ShareSave scheme participation.
• Discounts on a wide range of products through our employee benefits platform.
• Comprehensive training and career progression opportunities.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to employee benefits platform for discounts on various high street shops and brands.
• Company Van for Business use.