Heavy Plant Fitter

Tillicoultry Quarries Ltd.; Carron; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Enhanced overtime rates

Pension

30 days annual leave per year

Holiday purchase scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Discounts Platform

Career development and internal growth

Job summary

Tillicoultry Quarries Ltd. is seeking a Heavy Plant Fitter to service sites across Central Scotland. You will be responsible for routine servicing, breakdown repairs and fault finding on a range of heavy earth-moving and crushing equipment, ensuring safety, compliance and efficient operation.

The role offers training and development opportunities within a long-established, family-owned business with a strong focus on team performance and progression.

Qualifications

• Experience in a mechanical background within extractives environments.
• Qualification in Plant maintenance/ Agriculture/ Mechanical Engineering (NVQ/City Guilds).
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine servicing of mobile equipment.
• Perform breakdown repairs and fault finding.
• Carry out defect repairs and planned maintenance.
• Ensure vehicles/equipment are maintained in a safe, clean state.
• Adhere to Health and Safety policies.

Skills

Mechanical experience

Extractives environment

Driving licence

Heavy equipment maintenance

Welding

Education

Plant maintenance/NVQ/City Guilds

Tools

Caterpillar

Komatsu

Volvo

Metso

Finlay

Job description

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A CAREER CHANGE WITH EXCELLENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES?

TQ NEEDS YOU TO JOIN OUR TEAM!

ABOUT USTillicoultry 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.In addition, we will provide you with the opportunity to gain vocational qualifications within 12 months of starting with us.

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 this can be NVQ /CityGuilds. A 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 – can identify the problem and generate a solution in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Flexible approach to work – able 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 DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PROGRESSION.

WORKING TOWARDS A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES.