Senior Maintenance & Engineering Lead
Quarry & Manufacturing Site – Doncaster
We are recruiting a Senior Maintenance & Site Engineering Lead to join a long-established quarry and manufacturing operation near Doncaster. This is a key succession hire, replacing a highly experienced individual retiring later this year who mostly built the quarry and infrasture so a thorough handover is vital.
This is a hands-on, site-based role for someone who lives and breathes keeping a complex industrial site running, improving, and evolving.
The Role
You will take ownership of day-to-day site engineering and maintenance across a busy quarry and manufacturing facility, working alongside a small, experienced maintenance team and trusted specialist contractors.
Responsibilities include:
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Keeping the quarry, batching plant, and site infrastructure operational
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Mechanical maintenance and fault-finding on heavy plant and equipment
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Oversight of site buildings, services, drains, buried services, and facilities
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Supporting and leading small site improvement and infrastructure projects
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Coordinating contractors for specialist repairs and installations
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Responding to breakdowns when required (very infrequent, but hands-on)
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Maintaining a strong, practical health & safety culture
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Gradual transfer and ownership of critical site knowledge
Plant and equipment includes:
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Large excavators and quarry plant
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Concrete batching plant
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Fork trucks, shunters, telehandlers
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Overhead cranes and yard cranes
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Site infrastructure, extensions, and facilities
There is always a project on – from new extensions and yard cranes to repurposing buildings and installing new equipment. No two days are the same.
About You
This role will suit someone who:
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Is a mechanically biased engineer or fitter by background
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Has worked in quarrying, mining, heavy manufacturing, precast, or similar
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Is comfortable turning their hand to mechanical, basic electrical, and site works
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Is practical, proactive, and solutions-focused
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Leads by example and is happy to muck in when needed
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Has strong health & safety awareness and common-sense site discipline
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Wants a long-term role where they are trusted and valued
This is not a desk role. It suits someone who enjoys variety, ownership, and being the go-to person on site.
Package & Benefits
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Salary: £45,000 - £55,000
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Profit share & annual bonus (typically £3,000 – £4,000+, higher in strong years)
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Car / Van on offer
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Working hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday to Friday
(Early starts common, breakdown call-outs extremely rare)
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25 days holiday plus bank holidays
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Pension scheme
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Private healthcare (BUPA)
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Excellent on-site facilities (including genuinely good tea and coffee)
Additional Information
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Site-based role near Doncaster
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Succession position with full handover of site knowledge
If this role sounds like you, Apply Now. Contact Mark at Up Front Recruitment for more details