At Breedon Group, we pride ourselves on being one of the leading construction materials companies in the UK and Ireland. We are committed to providing innovative solutions and sustainable materials that contribute to building a future that benefits our communities. Our team is driven by integrity, commitment to excellence, and a passion for making a difference in the construction industry.
This role will require you to cover our sites in the East and East Anglia region to attend breakdowns and for preventative maintenance, we will provide a company van for travelling.
You will be based at one of our sites in East of England region with regular travel to other sites.
This role is based on 48 hours per week with overtime.
This role is commutable from:
Newmarket
Peterborough
Cambridge
Cavenham
Huntingdon
Bedford
Kings Lynn
Norwich
You will be responsible for developing a preventative maintenance system and carrying out planned maintenance activities to ensure that our concrete plants operate safely and reliably.
You will also play a key 'hands on' role in the planning and implementation of plant improvements.
You will need to have the ability to quickly fault find and respond to any unplanned plant shutdowns.
Assist the area management team in the programming of scheduled maintenance and repair aligned to production requirements and managed the site defect logs.
Facilitate and co-ordinate the repair and maintenance of ready mix concrete plants.
Eliminate preventable plant breakdowns.
Ensure cost effective and timely ordering and supply of spares and critical equipment.
Undertake risk assessment and associated paperwork, where required, of the relevant activities to ensure a suitable and effective safe system of work.
Liaise daily with management and plant operations team to ascertain any repair and maintenance requirement that arise, or need specific prioritisation.
Provide supervision of others and third party’s assisting in the works being carried out.
Some of your work will involve working with production colleagues on the telephone to understand issues and to provide advice, so your ability to communicate effectively is vital.
This is a mobile role and so you will be required to be highly self-motivated and flexible in your approach. You will be provided with a van to travel between sites.
The Group places the highest importance on sustained standards of excellence in all aspects of Health, Safety and Environmental management and you will be expected to contribute to the Company’s zero harm culture.
Good understanding of health safety and environmental impacts of role.
Experience and understanding of mechanical fitting and maintenance of equipment including conveyors, pumps, pipes, valves, filter systems, pneumatics hydraulics bearings, gear boxes etc.
Welding and burning for fabrication and maintenance.
Use of pulling and lifting equipment.
Experienced in the use of workshop equipment.
Mechanical fault finding.
Competency in basic Multi Skilling.
The Group places the highest importance on sustained standards of excellence in all aspects of Health, Safety and Environmental management and you will be expected to contribute to the Company’s zero harm culture.
Essential experience working on heavy plant, fixed and/or mobile approach.
Ability to remain composed under pressure.
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A tailored, competitive salary
- Company Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays on top
- Share Saver Scheme
- Company Life Assurance Scheme
- Access to our employee benefits platform, giving you discounts on a wide variety of high street shops and brands
- Broad learning opportunities and career progression pathways
- Company Van
Breedon is a leading vertically-integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland.
