Maintenance Fitter

Description

The Mechanical Fitter will be responsible for maintaining mechanical equipment and infrastructure, ensuring safe operations, and contributing to continuous improvement at the quarry.

• Maintain planned maintenance and repairs of mechanical equipment and infrastructure.
• Support safe work systems, conduct risk assessments, and uphold high safety standards.
• Contribute to improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and increase efficiency.
• Perform welding, cutting, and fabrication tasks on key operational assets.
• Mentor and support junior operatives while communicating across site teams.
• Conduct daily plant checks, report issues, and maintain clean, hazard‑free work areas.

Requirements

The ideal candidate holds an NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in mechanical maintenance, with experience in heavy industrial settings and skills in fabrication, welding, and fault‑finding. Strong teamwork and communication, ability to read engineering drawings, and familiarity with safety systems and preventative maintenance are required; experience with mobile plant is a plus.

• Rapidly respond to breakdowns with temporary and permanent solutions to keep production moving.
• Hold NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in mechanical maintenance; experience in heavy industrial settings.
• Skilled in fabrication, welding, fault‑finding, and reading engineering drawings.
• Strong teamwork and communication abilities; understanding of safety systems and preventative maintenance.
• Experience with mobile plant (e.g., loading shovel, ADT) advantageous.

Benefits

Holcim offers a competitive salary plus bonus, 20 days holiday with local bank holidays, and a range of additional benefits recognizing employee contributions. The company values health and safety, provides enhanced family benefits such as maternity, paternity, and adoption leave, and supports women through the "Women Empowered – Stronger Together" mentor program. Employees also receive a free 24/7 remote GP service, opportunities for career progression at home and abroad, affinity group participation, and staff discounts on garden landscaping products.

The site produces rare High PSV material found in only one in four UK quarries, used for top‑end surfacing and road applications. Employees enjoy the scenic quarry surroundings, varied plant and equipment work, and long‑term security with progression opportunities.

• Competitive salary plus bonus and 20 days holiday with local bank holidays.
• Enhanced family benefits including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• "Women Empowered – Stronger Together" mentor program for women.
• Free 24/7 remote GP service for employees and household.
• Career progression opportunities both domestically and internationally.
• Participation in employee affinity groups and staff discounts on garden landscaping products.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance