Night Shift Maintenance Leader — Drive Plant Reliability

Heidelberg Materials Limited

Frome

Hybrid

GBP 56,000 - 68,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Bonus incentives

Generous pension

Life assurance

27 days holiday

Flexible working

Sabbatical options

Season and travel ticket loans

Job summary

Heidelberg Materials UK, formerly Hanson UK, is seeking a Night Shift Maintenance Supervisor at Whatley Quarry in Somerset. You will lead a skilled engineering team through night operations, delivering planned and reactive maintenance while prioritising safety, reliability, and site performance.

You will collaborate with production, contractors, and senior management to drive improvements and plant availability.

Qualifications

Time-served apprenticeship, NVQ in Maintenance Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Minimum 5 years' experience within a maintenance engineering environment.
Strong understanding of health and safety requirements.
Electrical engineering experience.
Green Belt Six Sigma qualification.
HNC/HND in Engineering or Maintenance Engineering.
IOSH Managing Safely.
NVQ Level 4 in SHE Quarry Operations.

Responsibilities

Lead all maintenance activities during the night shift.
Ensure safe systems of work, permits and risk assessments are followed at all times.
Manage and coordinate engineering and maintenance contractors on site.
Support and develop the on-site TPM team.
Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma and 5S methodologies.
Maximise plant availability and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Improve Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) across plant assets.
Reduce Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) through effective maintenance planning and execution.
Ensure compliance with all company standards, statutory legislation and environmental requirements.
Work closely with production teams to achieve operational targets and best-in-class performance.