Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Wienerberger Ltd; Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction materials provider in Kidderminster is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join their in-house team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of specialist machinery through troubleshooting and maintenance. Ideal candidates should have a Level 3 Engineering qualification, experience in a manufacturing environment, and a commitment to health and safety. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package offered.

Benefits

Salary up to £48,155

Pension scheme

Up to 25 days holiday

Employee assistance and wellbeing programme

Life assurance (2x annual salary)

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing or factory environments.
• Commitment to health and safety best practices.
• Fit enough to perform physically demanding duties.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot plant equipment to ensure smooth operation.
• Assist in planned preventive maintenance activities.
• Work with hydraulics, pneumatics, and drive chains.

Skills

Team player

Good communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Diagnostics experience

Analytical skills

Education

Level 3 qualification in Engineering

HNC or HND qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (known internally as a Maintenance Fitter) at our Hartlebury / Waresley site, you will be part of our hands on inhouse team who keep the plant running by ensuring the equipment runs smoothly. From troubleshooting to planned preventive maintenance (PPM), you will be hands-on with specialist machinery, ensuring everything runs like clockwork. It's a dynamic role where problem-solving skills and technical expertise are used daily, and you will be a key player contributing to the efficiency and reliability of our production processes. Our engineers have a varied role, so you'll get the chance to use a variety of maintenance skills associated with being a fitter, fabricator, welder, and service engineer. You will be a mechanically biased engineer with experience working in manufacturing / factory environments, with a minimum level 3 qualification in an Engineering discipline. Safety is our biggest priority, so you'll be committed to safe working and have strong experience of health and safety best practice. You'll enjoy working in a busy environment where you can roll your sleeves up and get hands-on and being flexible and able to adapt to the different daily priorities will enable the factory to continue to run efficiently. As this role is sometimes physically demanding, you'll be fit enough to perform your various duties. You'll also have

• Team player who builds good relationships with colleagues
• Good communication (written and verbal)
• Good working knowledge of environment, health, and safety (EHS) processes
• Analytical & problem-solving skills
• Diagnostics experience of hydraulics, pneumatic, and drive chain fault finding
• Bearing fitting / alignment experience

Desirable

• You'll have completed a hands-on apprentice training programme
• HNC or HND qualification (or equivalent)
• Experience in heavy industry manufacturing
• Knowledge of cutting & grinding regulations
• Arc & Mig welding / basic fabrication
• Electrical control systems experience

wienerberger UK & Ireland is dedicated to empowering the construction industry to create a sustainable future for generations to come, through an extensive range of high-quality building products, systems, and solutions. We foster long-term partnerships, support exceptional careers, and place sustainability at the heart of everything we do., Wienerberger Ltd is a provider of wall, roof and landscaping innovations, offering outstanding, sustainable solutions for new build and renovation. In the UK, we have head offices located in Cheadle and Doncaster, showrooms in London, Belfast and Surrey, with brick and roof tile production sites in Manchester, Co. Durham, Worcestershire, North Warwickshire, West Midlands, North Kent, Surrey and West Sussex.

Benefits

• Salary up to £48,155 (inclusive of allowances/bonuses)
• Pension scheme
• Up to 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro-rated for shift workers)
• Holiday flexibility (sell up to 2 days) + additional volunteering day
• Employee assistance and wellbeing programme (including 24/7 online GP, discounts on counselling, mental health support service, get fit programmes) & even more health & wellbeing benefits include dental cover, health cash plan and eye tests
• Financial advice/support available (including expert advice from our pension provider, and recommendations on savings & loans options)
• Employee discounts available with various retailers, gyms, and wienerberger products
• Life assurance (2x annual salary)
• Opportunity to join our Share Incentive Plan and our Employee Profit Participation Programme