Maintenance Engineer

Are you an experienced engineering professional ready to lead from the front?

Fosroc are looking for a Lead Maintenance Engineer to join our Tamworth site. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of engineering support across our manufacturing and distribution operations - driving performance, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Fosroc is part of Saint Gobain UK&I and is a global leader in construction chemicals, providing innovative solutions for the building and infrastructure industry.

This role will work on a Rotating Shift Pattern (6am to 3pm Monday to Thursday and Friday 6am to 12 noon & 14:30pm to 11:30pm Monday to Thursday and Friday 11:30am to 17:30pm).

What you’ll be doing:

As Maintenance Lead, you’ll lead the day-to-day running of our engineering function-ensuring maximum equipment uptime, operational compliance, and safe working practices.

You’ll be based in a fast-paced factory environment where safety always comes first. The site includes dust, vapour, fumes, and designated noise zones. PPE is provided, and we embed strong EHS principles into everything we do.

Key responsibilities include:

• Driving a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture and compliance.
• Managing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and ensuring adherence to schedules.
• Improving plant reliability and efficiency through best practice maintenance techniques.
• Leading small engineering projects aligned to LEAN manufacturing initiatives.
• Managing critical spares, service contracts, and engineering systems.
• Coordinating external contractors, including issuing Permits to Work.
• Coaching and developing your team to support succession and growth.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for a Maintenance Engineer, ideally with a mechanical bias to lead the day to day operations. You’ll be a natural collaborator, able to build strong departmental relationships and have a can do attitude- really we can teach the rest!

Essential:

• Qualified Electrical or Mechanical technician (or equivalent).
• Strong problem-solving and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational abilities.
• A formal EHS qualification (e.g. NEBOSH or IOSH).

Desirable:

• Experience managing CapEx/revenue budgets.
• FLT and PTAF licences.
• Fire Marshall trained.
• LEAN manufacturing and CI experience.
• Project Management qualification (e.g. Prince2, APM).

Are Fosroc and Saint-Gobain inclusive employers?

Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

The world of work is changing. At Saint-Gobain, we’re always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments.

This is a site-based role working 42 hours per week with a 2-hour paid break – though if you need some flexibility- we’ll happily discuss any need you might have for this role. We can’t promise to meet every request when we’re recruiting. But we do promise to listen.

If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you!