Fitter

Boels Rental; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Annual leave

Community day leave

Maternity/Paternity pay

Reservist leave

Employee assistance programme

TechScheme

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Boels Rental in Preston is seeking a Plant & Tools Hire Fitter to service, maintain and repair light to medium machinery onsite. You will verify safety by testing and certifying equipment before hire, with an emphasis on HSE compliance.

Working hours Mon-Fri 07:30–17:00 for a 3-month temporary fixed-term contract; salary £30,000–£35,000 plus quarterly bonuses. Benefits include 33 leave days, community day leave, enhanced maternity/paternity pay, reservist leave, EAP, awards, TechScheme and Cycle

Qualifications

• High level mechanical and fault-finding skills.
• Ability to diagnose issues and repair plant equipment.
• Experience repairing plant machinery and small tools.
• Current full UK driving licence is essential.
• Proof of right to work in the UK is required.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain and repair light to medium machinery and plant equipment on site.
• Carry out testing and certification to ensure equipment is safe to hire out.
• Perform safety inspections and keep comprehensive maintenance records.
• Work Monday to Friday, 07:30–17:00, on site in Preston.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Diagnostics

Fault finding

Full UK driving licence

Right to work in UK

Job description

Are you taking care of Boels Rental in Preston as our Plant & Tools Hire Fitter, you will be kept busy servicing, maintaining and repairing light and medium machinery and plant equipment.

After your repair task is completed, you’ll then get busy using electronic equipment to check, and test that machinery, so that it is certified safe and fit to be hired out to our customers in Preston.

Some of the machinery that you could get the chance to work on is engines, transmission systems, hydraulics, electronics, pneumatic, and parts of plant chassis/frames, such as tracks, wheels and booms. You will have the chance to service and repair anything from generators, compressors and concrete mixers to compacting machines, (road rollers/plates), powered hand tools and disc cutters. You’ll never get bored, that’s for sure! With your acute awareness of H&S compliance, you will carefully carry out safety inspections and checks, keeping comprehensive records of the work. As an experienced Plant & Tools Hire Fitter, safety and quality will, of course, come naturally to you anyway. Your working hours will be Monday to Friday, 0730hrs to 1700hrs.

This is a 3 month temporary fixed-term position covering Long Term Sickness absence.

What Boels Offers

• A competitive annual salary ranging from £30,000 to £35,000 plus quarterly performance based bonuses. The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salary offered will vary depending on factors including but not limited to Preston, relevant skills/experience, relevant qualifications and performance
• 33 leave days of annual leave per year including official bank holidays
• At Boels, we recognise the benefits that contributing to the community can have on our mental strength. This is why we also offer all our employees one additional day of leave per year (separate to the annual leave allowance) to spend supporting their local community, getting involved with a local charity, or boosting their mental strength
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Boels Rental recognises that many of the skills that Armed Forces Reservists gain during their training are transferrable to the workplace. Therefore, we offer seven days extra paid leave for you to undertake official reservist activities (proof from MOD to be provided)
• Boels Rental offers you an Employee Assistance Programme with access to legal, health and wellbeing advice and support when you need it most (https://www.healthassured.org/)
• Boels Rental recognises and honours our employees with quarterly and annual awards
• You can take advantage of the TechScheme (https://www.techscheme.co.uk/)
• You can take advantage of the Cycle to Work scheme (https://www.cyclescheme.co.uk/)

Your Profile

• Have a high level of mechanical, diagnostic and fault-finding skills, coupled with the ability to work quickly and effectively to minimise delays on site. (You love pulling kit apart, finding the issue and repairing it back to full serviceability)
• Be able to work independently, and make decisions, without direct supervision. (You have a superb knowledge of plant equipment and small tools and you proactively 'crack-on' and get the job done!)
• Have proven experience of repairing plant equipment and small tools. (Perhaps you have worked for one of our competitors in the past or you just know plant machinery inside-out and back-to-front!)
• Hold a full UK Driving Licence. (You might need to jump into the Boels van and pop over to a customer's site to quickly rectify a technical issue)
• Have valid proof of your right to work in the UK – (Boels does not arrange relocation, work visas or provide visa sponsorship)