Title: Lead Mechanical Engineer
Location: Desford, Bagworth
Salary: Competitive Salary
Permanent, Full Time
Application Deadline: 10/02/2025
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Desford team in the position of Lead Mechanical Engineer.
Responsible for carrying out daily routine plant inspections, following up on feedback from other inspections, supporting key activities and ensuring subcontractors are deployed effectively and liaising between maintenance and operations to ensure planned
works are carried out with minimal risk and impact. Your duties would include but not limited to the following: Daily inspections - Create and carry out standard plant inspections creating issues logs and ensuring observations translate into maintenance activities that resolve the issues. Liaise with operations daily to ensure daily shift checks are completed, feedback
is entered into the maintenance planning system and issues are acted upon. Recurring issues - Work to identify recurring issues, analyse, prioritise and work to remove root causes Projects - Support project implementation, liaising with maintenance staff and subcontractors to ensure that scheduled work is carried out in line with plan and that all safety related expectations are fulfilled Subcontractors - Ensure that subcontractors are booked in using the prescribed methods and accompany them where required. Liaise with subcontractors and operations to ensure that plant and facilities are made available as agreed and that any risk or impact
is identified and mitigated. Plant reliability - Ensure a structured approach is used to develop the reliability of the plant and equipment on site ensuring best practice is applied to maintenance regimes with clear and well-defined tasks, methods, tools analysis, and checks applied
throughout and implemented in planned activities Maintenance planning - support the planner and the stores person to ensure that any scheduled maintenance activities are well structured and that kits of parts and standard work instructions are available in advance Maintenance systems - Support the implementation of a computerised maintenance system, interacting with the system as required and ensuring that the key tasks required by the site are structured and added to the system Emergency response - support operations and maintenance when major breakdown occurs with hands on repair activities Management - Support maintenance manager in day-to-day activities, deputising in their absence Sustainability - Ensure that the HS&E elements of the maintenance operation are followed and appropriate risk assessments are in place (in-house and subcontract) About You : Appropriate engineering qualification to C&G or ONC/HNC/HND/Degree level Ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines Effective communication skills, both verbal and written What We Can Offer You: Competitive Salary and Benefits package Life Assurance and Company Pension Scheme up to 10% employer contribution Generous holiday allowance Gym benefit and Cycle 2 Work Scheme Access to Employee Assistance Programme for self and family members Employee Referral Scheme Service Awards Sharesave Scheme eligibility Holiday Exchange Scheme Financial Wellbeing Program Personal development and opportunities for progression We are a leading manufacturer of a diverse and trusted range of concrete and clay building products used extensively within the construction sector, with instantly recognisable brands including Thermalite block, Bison Precast and the iconic London Brick.Our complete product range comprises of clay bricks, aircrete blocks, aggregate blocks, precast concrete, flooring products, permeable paving and chimney, roofing, and flue systems. Forterra’s purpose is to build lasting legacies, manufacturing a range of products from the ground up to support customers with their construction projects. We are proud to be at the forefront of the industries’ safety standards and are committed to achieving zero harm in our workplaces.
works are carried out with minimal risk and impact. Your duties would include but not limited to the following: Daily inspections - Create and carry out standard plant inspections creating issues logs and ensuring observations translate into maintenance activities that resolve the issues. Liaise with operations daily to ensure daily shift checks are completed, feedback
is entered into the maintenance planning system and issues are acted upon. Recurring issues - Work to identify recurring issues, analyse, prioritise and work to remove root causes Projects - Support project implementation, liaising with maintenance staff and subcontractors to ensure that scheduled work is carried out in line with plan and that all safety related expectations are fulfilled Subcontractors - Ensure that subcontractors are booked in using the prescribed methods and accompany them where required. Liaise with subcontractors and operations to ensure that plant and facilities are made available as agreed and that any risk or impact
is identified and mitigated. Plant reliability - Ensure a structured approach is used to develop the reliability of the plant and equipment on site ensuring best practice is applied to maintenance regimes with clear and well-defined tasks, methods, tools analysis, and checks applied
throughout and implemented in planned activities Maintenance planning - support the planner and the stores person to ensure that any scheduled maintenance activities are well structured and that kits of parts and standard work instructions are available in advance Maintenance systems - Support the implementation of a computerised maintenance system, interacting with the system as required and ensuring that the key tasks required by the site are structured and added to the system Emergency response - support operations and maintenance when major breakdown occurs with hands on repair activities Management - Support maintenance manager in day-to-day activities, deputising in their absence Sustainability - Ensure that the HS&E elements of the maintenance operation are followed and appropriate risk assessments are in place (in-house and subcontract) About You : Appropriate engineering qualification to C&G or ONC/HNC/HND/Degree level Ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines Effective communication skills, both verbal and written What We Can Offer You: Competitive Salary and Benefits package Life Assurance and Company Pension Scheme up to 10% employer contribution Generous holiday allowance Gym benefit and Cycle 2 Work Scheme Access to Employee Assistance Programme for self and family members Employee Referral Scheme Service Awards Sharesave Scheme eligibility Holiday Exchange Scheme Financial Wellbeing Program Personal development and opportunities for progression We are a leading manufacturer of a diverse and trusted range of concrete and clay building products used extensively within the construction sector, with instantly recognisable brands including Thermalite block, Bison Precast and the iconic London Brick.Our complete product range comprises of clay bricks, aircrete blocks, aggregate blocks, precast concrete, flooring products, permeable paving and chimney, roofing, and flue systems. Forterra’s purpose is to build lasting legacies, manufacturing a range of products from the ground up to support customers with their construction projects. We are proud to be at the forefront of the industries’ safety standards and are committed to achieving zero harm in our workplaces.
