Heavy Plant Fitter

TieTalent; Alloa; On-site; GBP 20,664 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Enhanced overtime rates

30 days annual leave

Pension

Career development opportunities

Job summary

A family-owned quarrying company in Central Scotland is seeking a Heavy Plant Fitter to service equipment and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate should have a mechanical background and relevant qualifications. Competitive salary of £15.00-20.00 with enhanced overtime rates and opportunities for vocational qualifications. Join our team for excellent training and career development.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an extractives environment.
• Experience maintaining heavy earth moving, crushing & screening equipment.
• Experience using burning/cutting equipment.
• Welding experience would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all duties comply with Health and Safety Policy.
• Perform routine servicing of mobile equipment.
• Conduct breakdown and defect repairs.
• Engage in fault finding and diagnosis.
• Maintain equipment in a safe and tidy state.

Skills

Mechanical background

Communication skills

Problem solving skills

Flexible approach to work

Education

Qualification in Plant maintenance/Agriculture/Mechanical Engineering

Full UK driver's license

Tools

Burning/cutting equipment

Welding equipment

Job description

Overview

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Tillicoultry Quarries is a successful and fast-growing family-owned quarrying company and major supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete, mortar, render and sports sand to the building and road construction industry. We operate in over 35 sites throughout Central Scotland, the North East of England and East Anglia.

Due to our continued success and rapid growth an excellent opportunity has arisen for a Heavy Plant Fitter to service our sites across Central Scotland. The successful candidates should be customer focused, reliable, well organised and be able to work well as part of a team in a busy site environment.

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM? As a family business who have been in operation for over 90 years we invest in our people and offer excellent training and career development opportunities. Our culture has grown from family values and we are proud to have a committed and passionate team of over 400 people working in a variety of different roles delivering a unique combination of quality materials and service excellence for our customers.

Salary: £15.00-20.00 dependent on skills, experience and qualifications. In addition, we will provide you with the opportunity to gain vocational qualifications within 12 months of starting with us. We also offer job security and regular overtime paid at enhanced rates:

• Monday-Friday time and a half after 8 hours
• Saturday time and a half
• Sunday double time

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all duties carried out to Company Health and Safety Policy and Guidelines.
• Routine Servicing of the Mobile Equipment.
• Breakdown repair.
• Defect repair.
• Fault finding and Diagnosis.
• Ensure Company vehicles and equipment are maintained in a safe, clean and tidy state.
• Planned inspection and planned maintenance.

What do we need from you?

• Experience in a mechanical background.
• Experience working in extractives environment.
• A qualification in either Plant maintenance/ Agriculture/ Mechanical Engineering; NVQ or City & Guilds; Full UK drivers licence.
• Experience maintaining a wide range of heavy earth moving, crushing & screening equipment including Caterpillar, Komatsu and Volvo, Metso, & Finlay.
• Experience in using burning/cutting equipment.
• Welding experience would be an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills able to communicate effectively in order to achieve results in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent problem solving skills; able to identify the problem and generate a solution in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Flexible approach to work; willing to go that extra mile when required and revise approach to meet operational requirements.

What we will give you in return

• Competitive salary
• Enhanced overtime rates
• Fully funded VQ (if applicable to your role)
• Pension
• 30 days annual leave per year
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts Platform
• Career development and internal progression

THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO FULFIL A KEY ROLE WITHIN A FAST GROWING AND SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. WE OFFER A COMPETITIVE REMUNERATION PACKAGE AND FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER PROGRESSION. TAKE THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS YOUR NEW CAREER AND SEND YOUR CV NOW!