Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Breedon Group plc; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction materials group in Great Britain is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer for its Birmingham site. The role involves developing preventative maintenance systems, ensuring operational efficiency of concrete plants, and responding to maintenance issues. Candidates must possess strong communication skills, a UK driving licence, and relevant industry experience.

Benefits

Company Van for business use

Pension scheme and life assurance

Paid volunteer day and fund-matching for charities

Employee Assistance Programme for health and wellbeing

Enhanced parental leave

Training and career progression opportunities

Discounts on various products through employee benefits platform

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar industry or construction environment.
• UK Full Driving Licence.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a preventative maintenance system for concrete plants.
• Respond to unplanned plant shutdowns and conduct fault finding.
• Supervise maintenance activities and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Planning

Analytical Skills

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Client:

Breedon Group plc

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job Description:

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
• 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.
• Competitive salary tailored to your experience.
• Company pension scheme and life assurance.
• 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.

Breedon is a leading vertically-integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland.