Maintenance Fitter - Mechanical

Tarmac Trading Limited; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Fitter - Mechanical to join their dynamic team. This role involves ensuring the smooth operation of production equipment, responding to breakdowns, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess a strong mechanical background, be self-motivated, and demonstrate a commitment to health and safety standards. With opportunities for career development and a supportive work environment, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the engineering field. Join a company that values collaboration and innovation!

Benefits

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance helpline

Access to Tarmac Reward website

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an industrial or factory environment.
• Strong mechanical systems background with heavy industry focus.

Responsibilities

• Responding to plant breakdowns and ensuring timely production.
• Coordinating with contractors and suppliers on site.
• Participating in root cause analysis to eliminate repeat failures.

Skills

Mechanical Systems Background

Fault Finding Ability

Welding and Fabricating

Health & Safety Knowledge

IT Literacy

Education

Recognised Apprenticeship

ONC/HNC

Tools

Computerised Maintenance Management System

Job description

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 currently looking for a Maintenance Fitter - Mechanical to join our team based at Tarmac Cairneyhill Quarry and Asphalt Plant, Caldercruix, Airdrie (near Glasgow). As well as Glasgow this site is accessible from Falkirk, Grangemouth, Broxburn, Carluke, Bellshill, Hamilton, Kirkintilloch, Rutherglen, Bishopbriggs and the surrounding areas.

We’re working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Role Responsibility

Reporting to the Site Management Team, the Maintenance Fitter - Mechanical role is part of the 24/7 engineering function at Cairneyhill Quarry and Asphalt Plant in Airdrie. As a Maintenance Fitter - Mechanical you will be responsible for:

• Responding to plant breakdowns – ensuring assets are returned to production in a timely manner, and temporary fixes are followed up with a permanent solution
• Undertaking emergency breakdown repairs in a timely and efficient way on all production equipment
• Owning small scale projects and delivering them in a pragmatic and proactive manner
• Taking a cost conscious approach to maintenance activities
• Coordinating with contractors and suppliers when they are on site
• Participating in root cause analysis so repeat failures can be eliminated
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of the engineering function through your own observations and experience
• Welding and Fabricating to a good standard
• Working with risk assessments and method statements
• Contributing to the preparation and development of safe working methods for repair procedures
• Maintaining and promoting Health & Safety rules and regulations, following all company processes and procedures
• Challenging unsafe conditions and practices, reporting these through company procedures
• Utilising the computerised maintenance management system and recording all work including fault descriptions, spares used and repairs carried out

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for the role of Maintenance Fitter - Mechanical will be self-motivated, enthusiastic and able to work with minimal supervision. You should also demonstrate proven experience working within an Industrial, Factory or similar environment. Suitable candidates for the role of Maintenance Fitter - Mechanical will:

• Have a recognised apprenticeship (preferably a higher-level standard)
• ONC/HNC (desirable but not essential)
• Have a strong, practical mechanical systems background, heavy industry preferred - conveyors, drive systems – motors, belts, pumps, gearboxes, crushers, vibratory screens
• Possess a fault finding ability to identify defects and recommend appropriate action
• Be capable of undertaking emergency breakdown repairs in a timely and efficient manner on all production equipment
• IT literate - capable of using PCs, common applications and company systems
• Ability to assess SHE risks arising from work activities and control risks accordingly
• Knowledge of site-specific SHE procedures and Safe Working Practices

Why Us

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

• 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) we currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
• Training and development opportunities

Interested? Why not click here to find out more? Go on… are you ready to build your future?

Tarmac, a CRH company, is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Salary Excellent Salary + Overtime + Bonus + Benefits