Job Description
Role overview
* ID: 2025-7083
* Entity: Vistry Works
* Region: Vistry Works East Midlands
* Department: Manufacturing
* Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
* Job Location: Coalville, Leicestershire
* Date Posted: 07.04.2025
We have a great opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join our team within Vistry Works East Midlands, at our Bardon factory in Coalville, Leicestershire on morning shifts 6am-2pm. As our Maintenance Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring that all machinery is in correct working order and escalating where appropriate any concerns which may affect productivity. You will be taking care of an array of machinery and ensuring that all minor maintenance repairs are carried out, within a manufacturing plant producing modular timber frame panels.
* Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you...
o Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
o Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
o Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
o 2 Volunteering days per annum
o Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
o Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
o Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
o Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
o Share save and share incentive schemes
o Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
* In return, what we would like from you...
o Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
o Previous experience working with CNC woodworking machinery would be highly desirable
o HNC / ONC in Mechanical Engineering
o NVQ Level 3 Mechanical Engineering
o You will be an experienced Maintenance Engineer, with a proven track record of being able to carry out minor maintenance work on a variety of machinery
o You will have previous experience of working in a manufacturing plant ensuring that repairs are carried out correctly and safely, ideally in a timber frame environment
o You will have a thorough understanding of process improvement by being able to monitor and improve efficiencies within the engineering team, with a specific focus on planned preventative maintenance
* More about the Maintenance Engineer role...
o You will be responsible for scheduling and undertaking planned preventative maintenance tasks on all machinery used within the factory, including blade/cutter changes on different pieces of machinery
o You will work closely with the health and safety department, ensuring compliance and adherence to all relevant policies and procedures at all times
o You will be required to resolve mechanical breakdowns on all equipment within the production area quickly and efficiently, with the safety and wellbeing of our people being our key priority
o You will undertake specific project work as directed by your line manager on an ad hoc basis
o You will be responsible for monitoring the air handling plant and resolving any breakdowns with the plant as is necessary
o You will provide engineering support to other production departments or site services as required by the needs of the business
o You will be required to carry out any other reasonable request as directed by your line manager, or other members of senior management in the business
Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us...
We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,â¯and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.
Join us in making Vistry.
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Benefits
Annual Leave
Enjoy 28 days’ holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.
Pension with Legal & General
Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.
Volunteer Days
With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.
Why Vistry
Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives. We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together.