Mechanical Maintenance Fitter

TN United Kingdom; Mold; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction sector is looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Fitter to join their team at Tarmac Hendre Quarry. The role involves performing mechanical maintenance, ensuring plant reliability, and supporting production schedules. The ideal candidate will have experience in an industrial environment and knowledge of maintenance systems. Tarmac offers extensive career development opportunities and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts on retailers and holidays

Employee Assistance helpline

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an industrial or factory environment.
• Good knowledge of crushing, screening, and hydraulic systems.

Responsibilities

• Carry out scheduled mechanical maintenance activities.
• Monitor and maintain plant performance to meet KPI targets.
• Lead mechanical breakdown repairs to ensure plant reliability.

Skills

Fault-finding

Knowledge of SHE procedures

Practical maintenance knowledge

Job description

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At Tarmac,

‘who you are’ matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others, and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer.

We are looking for a Mechanical Maintenance Fitter to join our friendly team based at Tarmac Hendre Quarry, Hendre, Mold, Flintshire. This location is accessible from Connah's Quay, Flint, Rhyl, Holywell, Wrexham, Chester, Corwen, and the surrounding areas.

Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment, and it’s important that our people come from a variety of backgrounds.

Main Responsibilities

Reporting to the Quarry Manager, the Mechanical Maintenance Fitter will be responsible for:

• Carrying out scheduled planned and reactive mechanical maintenance activities to maintain plant condition and performance to support the delivery of the weekly production schedules.
• Monitoring and maintaining the condition and performance of the plant and associated equipment, identifying any circumstances that could impact availability or performance, while supporting the Quarry Manager to meet defined KPI targets.
• Carrying out mechanical activities safely, ensuring jobs are completed in a timely manner, and leading mechanical breakdown and planned repairs to ensure plant reliability and optimize performance.
• Ensuring the most effective mean time to repair methods are adopted to minimize production disruption and downtime.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for the role of Mechanical Maintenance Fitter will demonstrate proven experience working within an industrial, factory, or similar environment, as well as:

• Good knowledge of crushing, screening, conveying, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Proficiency with PCs and ability to use common applications and company systems.
• Fault-finding skills to identify defects and recommend appropriate actions.
• Good practical knowledge and experience of maintenance systems.
• Ability to assess SHE risks arising from work activities and control risks accordingly.
• Knowledge of site-specific SHE procedures and safe working practices.
• Working knowledge of plant and machinery.
• Basic report writing skills.

Why Tarmac

In addition to the role of Mechanical Maintenance Fitter, we offer extensive career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives, and benefits including:

• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks), currently including nine communities: REACH (Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage), LGBTQ+, Parents & Carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female Voice, and Menopause
• Training and development opportunities