Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Marshalls; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday & bank holidays

Healthcare plan

Pension scheme

Training & development

Cycle to work

Employee discounts

Wellbeing centre access

Life assurance

Job summary

Marshalls plc in Bridgend, Wales, is hiring a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer. You will maintain and service high‑volume manufacturing equipment to ensure continuous production, covering hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, and control systems.

The role involves fault finding, planned and reactive maintenance, and contributing to safety, quality and OEE targets, on a 40‑hour week with a rotating shift pattern.

Qualifications

• Strong Mechanical Engineering background and qualifications.
• Electrical knowledge would be advantageous.
• Time served/apprentice trained in a similar role.
• Good understanding of health, safety and regulatory requirements.
• Experience maintaining high-volume manufacturing equipment.
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors and controls.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuous production through fault finding and planned maintenance.
• Maintain and repair equipment including hydraulics, pneumatics and conveyors.
• Support safety, quality, waste and OEE targets on site.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical knowledge

Apprentice trained

Regulatory awareness

Maintenance experience

Conveyor systems

Electrical fault finding

PLC knowledge

CMMS knowledge

Root cause analysis

Communication

Vibration analysis

Thermography

Ultrasound

Welding & fabrication

Tools

CMMS

PLC programming

Job description

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Bridgend, Wales
Salary: £45,657 P/A
40 hrs per week, Monday - Friday

3 week shift rotation pattern as below;
Week 1: Mon – Fri 6am – 2pm
Week 2: Mon – Fri 2pm – 10pm
Week 3: Mon – Thurs 8pm – 6am

At Marshalls plc, we believe building tomorrow's world starts with what we can create together today. Since the 1890s, we've grown from a Yorkshire stone business into a leading UK manufacturer of building, roofing and landscaping solutions. Built on generations of expertise, we're known for quality, innovation and sustainability, helping our customers bring their vision to life and create places that work today and last for generations. Together, we're building tomorrow's world.

Marshalls Bricks & Masonry has been manufacturing and supplying high-quality brick, walling and masonry products for more than 100 years. Trusted by housebuilders, contractors, architects and merchants across the UK, we combine traditional craftsmanship with modern manufacturing excellence to deliver products that help shape the built environment.

Keeping our operations running, driving innovation and solving complex challenges is what our Engineering team does best. From maintenance, machining and installation to technical design, software development and project management, their expertise helps power our sites, develop customer solutions and support continuous improvement across the business.

What's the mission?

Working as part of our highly skilled Engineering team, you will ensure the continuous running of the production process by eliminating downtime through a safe and logical approach to fault finding and maintenance of equipment.

You’ll work on various different types of equipment including complex hydraulic, pneumatic, batching/mixing plant, conveyors, and electrical/electronic control systems, and will be responsible for carrying out a range of planned and reactive engineering activities on site. You will contribute to the overall safe operation of plant and equipment, safety, quality, waste, and OEE targets.

What are the mission-critical skills?

• Strong Mechanical Engineering Skills/qualifications
• Electrical working knowledge and experience/qualifications would be an advantage.
• Time served/apprentice trained in a similar position, with recognised Mechanical qualifications.
• Good understanding of current environmental and health and safety issues and knowledge of regulatory requirements.
• Experience, understanding, and knowledge of the maintenance of a high-volume manufacturing plant and equipment. Including systems controlling hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors (belts, chain, rollers, bearings, gear boxes, motors etc.), and able to read technical drawings.
• Experience/Knowledge in electrical fault finding, defect rectification and PLC knowledge desirable.
• Knowledge of CMMS/ Computerised Maintenance Systems
• Ability to interrogate/understand maintenance problems to provide accurate plant condition information/recommendations including route cause analysis.
• Excellent communication skills, dealing with operatives, Team leaders from both maintenance and production.
• Experience using condition monitoring techniques such as vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound, or oil analysis would be advantageous.
• Welding and fabrication experience would be beneficial.

Why join Marshalls?

Our colleagues have been at the heart of Marshalls for generations and will continue to be the driving force behind our success for generations to come. That's why we're committed to creating opportunities for our people to develop their skills, grow their careers and realise their potential. Visit www.marshalls.co.uk/careers to learn more about us!

What's in it for you?

• 26 days' holiday plus bank holidays (35 days in Scotland)
• Guaranteed Christmas shutdown
• Healthcare Cash Plan, helping towards dental, optical, prescriptions and much more
• Enhanced family leave policies, available from day one
• 5% employer matched pension scheme
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discounts on Marshalls and Marley products
• Discounts with hundreds of leading retailers
• Access to the Marshalls Wellbeing Centre, supporting your Move, Money and Mind goals
• Share Purchase Scheme
• Life Assurance

Equal Opportunities

Whoever you are and whatever your background, you'll find a fair and supportive workplace at Marshalls. You're unique, and we want you to bring your whole self to work every day. We're committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. To us, this is more than a legal, moral or ethical responsibility, it's the right thing to do. We want our colleagues to reflect the diverse nature of the communities we serve and create an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. At Marshalls, you're valued for the contribution you make, and where you can grow and develop by being entirely yourself.

Every great build starts with strong foundations. Start yours here.