Maintenance Fitter

About the Role

The role involves delivering mechanical maintenance across both terminals, completing planned and preventative maintenance, conducting daily inspections, and identifying and rectifying faults. It also supports operational duties such as plant sampling, cleaning, and unloading cement trains or vessels, and provides holiday and sickness cover as well as deputising for weighbridge staff. • Perform mechanical maintenance at Avonmouth and Teignmouth terminals. • Complete planned and preventative maintenance according to schedules. • Conduct daily inspections, identify faults, and rectify them promptly. • Assist with plant sampling, cleaning, and unload cement trains or vessels. • Provide holiday and sickness cover for plant operators and weighbridge staff. • Follow safety policies, conduct risk assessments, and use lock‑off procedures. • Accurately record accidents, near misses, and maintenance activities. • Provide out‑of‑hours breakdown cover and authorize shutdowns when needed.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸mechanical maintenance
• ▸preventative maintenance
• ▸inspections
• ▸fault rectification
• ▸plant sampling
• ▸safety compliance

What You Bring

Candidates need experience as a mechanical fitter or in a similar maintenance role, strong mechanical troubleshooting skills, and a proactive health‑and‑safety mindset. They must be able to work independently and as part of a wider operational team, possess good communication skills, and demonstrate a flexible, positive attitude, including willingness to work out‑of‑hours when required. • Diagnose and repair mechanical faults using strong technical skills. • Work independently and collaboratively within the operational team. • Communicate effectively and maintain a proactive health and safety approach. • Willingness to work out‑of‑hours as required by the business. • Join an employer recognised for Armed Forces Covenant Gold, Disability Confident, and other accreditations.

Requirements

• ▸mechanical fitter
• ▸troubleshooting
• ▸health‑safety
• ▸out‑of‑hours
• ▸teamwork
• ▸communication

Benefits

Heidelberg Materials offers a competitive package that includes salary, bonuses, a generous pension, and life assurance, together with family‑friendly policies such as enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, IVF, neonatal care, and menopause support. The company promotes an inclusive culture with employee networks, a paid volunteering day, wellbeing programmes like an Employee Assistance Programme, mental‑health first aiders, and private medical discounts. Recognitions include Armed Forces Covenant Gold, Disability Confident, 5% Club Platinum, and several other accreditations. • Receive a competitive salary plus productivity bonus and overtime. • Access a generous pension, life assurance, and family‑friendly benefits. • Benefit from inclusive employee communities and a paid volunteering day. • Utilise wellbeing resources such as EAP, mental‑health first aiders, and private medical discounts.

Work Environment

Onsite