Site Engineer

Location: Cliffe Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7AR

Hours of work: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday 7.00am – 3.00pm (with flexibility)

On call 1 week in 3

Salary: £40,000-£45,000 per year depending on experience plus on call payment    

Why work for Imerys?

At Imerys every member of our team matters. Our priority is the health and safety of our people, and our aim is to create diverse and inclusive workplaces. We are always striving to be better and to support our people to continuously learn, improve and innovate. This allows them to tap into their full potential and to take advantage of the wealth of career and development opportunities available.   

The job role 

We’re looking for a hands-on Mechanical Site Engineer to join our team at Cliffe Vale. You’ll lead and support a small team of skilled engineers, ensuring plant equipment is maintained to the highest standards of safety, efficiency and reliability. You’ll play a key role in reducing downtime, driving continuous improvement, and supporting long-term maintenance strategies to keep our operations running smoothly.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach and support a team of maintenance engineers and contractors
• Plan and deliver preventative and reactive maintenance across a range of process plant equipment (filtration, milling, conveying, mixing, pumping etc)
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, and Environmental standards
• Manage maintenance spares, planning and reporting using SAP ERP
• Support projects for new installation and refurbishments
• Monitor equipment performance, identify improvements and contribute to energy efficient initiatives

What’s in it for you? 

• Equivalent of 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro rata'd for shift workers)
• Generous Pension Plan
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Company Sick Pay
• Discounts on external retailers

• Cycle to work scheme

We also offer a comprehensive package to support the Wellbeing of our people which includes: 

• Employee Assistance Programme 
• Virtual GP 
• Flu and Eye care vouchers 
• Enhanced family friendly policies 
• Menopause Support 
• Private Medical Health Plan

You will:

• Be a time served engineering apprenticeship with an NVQ level 3 or equivalent in mechanical engineering
• Be a multi skilled engineer with mechanical bias
• Have proven experience leading maintenance teams in a manufacturing process environment
• Strong knowledge of modern maintenance techniques
• Have a safety attitude first
• Have strong IT literacy ideally with Google applications and SAP
• Excellent leadership, problem solving and communications skills
• Hold a full UK driving licence

We would like our application process to be accessible to all - if you require an alternative way to apply then please get in touch on 01952 281924. 

IMERYS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.