Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Days & Nights)
Location
Kidderminster, Worcestershire | United Kingdom
Job description
Come and join us as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer at our Hartlerbury site in Kidderminster!
About the Role
Our Hartlerbury factory specialises in making bricks. As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, you will be part of the inhouse team who keep the gears turning and the equipment running smoothly.
This role is called a Maintenance Fitter internally.
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.
Duties also include:
Carrying out essential maintenance
Assist in developing the agility maintenance system
Attend breakdowns
Ensure machine safety standards are upheld and critical spares are maintained
Install/maintain plant machinery
Improve factory overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
Promote Lean thinking
Use various types of testing equipment to locate and fix faults
Contribute to safe systems of work (SSOW) documentation
Adhere to Wienerberger’s quality system & standards in accordance with BSEN ISO 9001
We will provide you with full training and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to make sure you can work safely and effectively.
Hours of Work: 4 on, 4 off, shift pattern (6am to 6pm earlier / 6pm to 6am nights)
Flexibility may be required depending on business needs
About You
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
Strong team playing skills
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
Electrical control systems experience
Knowledge of cutting & grinding regulations
Arc & Mig welding / basic fabrication
Desirable
You’ll have completed a hands-on apprentice training programme
HNC or HND qualification (or equivalent)
Experience in heavy industry manufacturing
About our Benefits
Annual average salary is £43,500 (inclusive of allowances/bonuses)
Weekly paid
Overtime available to boost your earning potential
Training and opportunities to grow your career with us
Company Pension
SIP – ability to become a shareholder via our Share Scheme
Life Assurance
Flexible benefits offering (including health, wellbeing and money saving opportunities)
About us
Wienerberger supports and enables the construction industry to create a better future for the built environment.
We do this by providing a wide range of building products, systems and solutions, creating long-lasting partnerships and nurturing exceptional, enduring careers; all whilst placing sustainability at the centre of our strategy.
From bricks to roof tiles, solar panels to piping, ventilation to insulation; we offer one of the broadest portfolios of solutions for the built environment.
In the UK and Ireland, we are headquartered in Cheadle and employ over 2100 colleagues across 21 sites.
So what are you waiting for? Come and join Wienerberger as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer and start growing your career with us today!
The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised.
Job tags
Salary
£43.5k per annum
