Trainee Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader

Holcim; Cheddar; In loco; GBP 35.000 - 48.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Competitive salary and bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Health & Safety focus

Enhanced family benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

Holcim UK is seeking an experienced mechanical fitter stepping into an operational leadership role at the Callow Rock plant. The Trainee Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader will blend hands-on maintenance with people leadership, supported by structured training to master asset care.

You will coordinate day-to-day preventive and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults, develop maintenance plans, and promote a positive safety culture.

Competenze

• Strong mechanical fitting experience and hands-on maintenance skills.
• Interest in developing into a leadership role and guiding a team.
• Willingness to learn planned maintenance principles and asset care routines.

Mansioni

• Coordinate day-to-day preventive and reactive maintenance for the mechanical fitting team.
• Diagnose mechanical faults, resolve breakdowns, and perform root cause analysis.
• Develop scheduled maintenance routines and inspections using digital systems.
• Support safety culture with safe-working procedures, permits to work, and risk assessments.
• Liaise with external contractors and assist with stores management.

Conoscenze

Mechanical fitting

Maintenance planning

Root cause analysis

Safety aware

Team collaboration

Formazione

NVQ Level 3 in Plant Maintenance

Strumenti

CMMS

Descrizione del lavoro

About Holcim

We are leaders in supplying innovative, sustainable building solutions to the UK construction industry; building progress for people and the planet.

Since 1858, we’ve helped shape the UK; powering the construction of homes and hospitals, roads and railways, schools and cities alike.

Our mission is to make sustainable construction a reality, through purposeful action that tackles real carbon and climate challenges. We are dedicated to helping Britain grow and thrive - by doing the right thing, doing it together, and making a difference.

Holcim UK Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary, plus bonus, 25 days holiday + your local bank holidays (with options to increase) and other benefits and other benefits- all recognising the contribution you bring

• Be valued and supported, working as part of a highly respected team in a business that has a huge focus on Health & Safety

• We care about you and your family. That’s why we offer enhanced family benefits, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. We understand that your personal life and family well-being are just as important as your career, so we’re committed to supporting you every step of the way.

• Be part of something bigger with our "Women Empowered - Stronger Together Mentor Program," designed to support, inspire, and uplift women across the business.

• Free 24/7 remote GP service for you and your household, offering medical advice, prescriptions, referrals, and same-day appointments.

• Opportunities for career progression both at home and abroad

• Join our affinity groups selected by and populated by our employees which bring together employees with similar backgrounds and interests to have powerful influence on the workplace

• Staff discounts including special rates for garden landscaping products

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced mechanical fitter ready to step up and build a rewarding career in operational leadership? At Holcim, we believe in unlocking potential and supporting our people to reach their next career milestone.

In this Trainee Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader role based at our Callow Rock operation, you will bridge hands-on engineering expertise with supervisory skills. If you bring solid mechanical know-how, we will provide all the support, mentoring, and structured training you need to master people leadership and develop forward-thinking maintenance routines that keep our site performing at its best.

Working alongside our Engineering Manager, your primary focus will be supporting the safe, effective delivery of mechanical maintenance across the plant:

• Coordinating day-to-day preventative and reactive maintenance tasks for the mechanical fitting team.

• Diagnosing mechanical faults, resolving breakdowns, and completing root cause failure analysis to implement durable solutions.

• Learning and establishing scheduled maintenance routines and inspection plans using digital maintenance management systems.

• Supporting a positive safety culture by preparing safe working procedures, permits to work, and risk assessments.

• Liaising with external contractors, coordinating site inductions, and assisting with spare parts and stores management.

Who you are

• You hold strong practical mechanical fitting experience, ideally supported by an NVQ Level 3 in Plant Maintenance, Mechanical Engineering, or an equivalent qualification.

• You are keen to develop into a leadership role; while prior supervisory experience is welcome, your genuine enthusiasm to guide, support, and collaborate with a team is what matters most.

• You are curious and eager to learn the technical principles behind planned preventative maintenance and asset care routines.

• You bring a safety-first mindset, with an appreciation for safe working practices, risk management, and tidy work environments.

• You are an approachable communicator who enjoys solving practical problems, sharing ideas, and working collaboratively with colleagues across all levels of the site.

• You possess sound digital and administrative skills, with the confidence to learn new maintenance scheduling software and monitoring tools.

We are committed to building a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.