Mechanical Maintenance Fitter

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Fitter to join their dynamic team at a leading sustainable building materials site. This role offers the chance to work on innovative products that contribute to a sustainable future. As a key member of the maintenance team, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and efficiency of plant operations, responding to breakdowns, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. With opportunities for career development and a supportive work environment, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in their field. Join a company that values your skills and offers a rewarding career path.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance helpline

Discounts on retailers and holidays

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in heavy engineering and maintenance practices is essential.
• Qualified by Experience (QBE) is acceptable if formal qualifications are lacking.

Responsibilities

• Undertake plant maintenance and repairs to ensure maximum reliability.
• Respond to plant breakdowns and maintain compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Maintenance Practices

Fabricating and Welding

TPM Methodology

Predictive Maintenance

Root Cause Analysis

Health and Safety Compliance

Education

Level 3 Apprentice trained

ONC/NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

Job description

Are you a Mechanical Maintenance Fitter looking for your next permanent role? Are you looking for longevity and have the thrill of working with a growing site? Then read on as we may just have the role for you!

Tarmac is the UK’s leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business. Our innovative products and solutions not only deliver the infrastructure needed to grow the UK economy today but also help to create a more sustainable built environment for the country’s long-term future.

We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Fitter to join our friendly maintenance team at our Linford Block Plant, which is located close to Stanford-le-Hope in Essex. The site is easily accessible from Tilbury, Gravesend, Rochester, Gillingham, Dartford, Purfleet on Thames, Grays, Wickford, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, Brentwood, Billericay and the surrounding areas.

Our Linford Plant manufactures sustainable, tough and energy-efficient aerated blocks that we see all around us, whether this be in our homes or our work environments, you are never too far away from one of our products.

Role Responsibility

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, you as our Mechanical Maintenance Fitter will be responsible for undertaking plant maintenance, repairs and improvements to ensure maximum reliability of all plant associated areas and to assist team members in all aspects of plant operation.

Your responsibilities as the Mechanical Maintenance Fitter will include:

• Respond to plant breakdowns, when necessary and be responsible for the correct and efficient repair of equipment keeping downtime to a minimum with timely and safe adherence to the maintenance plan whilst complying with all relevant statutory legislation and the internal company Safety, Health and Environmental standards.
• Continue to improve plant performance whilst maintaining safety, maintenance and asset reliability.
• Contribute to the in-house development of the Computer Maintenance Management System.
• In support of the maintenance and operations functions, you will utilise documents, and maintain policies, procedures, and associated guidelines for the safe and efficient maintenance of equipment.
• Contribute to and deliver the weekly maintenance plan.
• Maintain and update information in CMMS or other related maintenance systems.
• Participate in planning major equipment overhauls.
• Participate in shutdown coordination across all departments.

The role of Mechanical Maintenance Fitter is a shift role, overtime is also available to meet with our site’s needs.

The Ideal Candidate

The role is a varied, complex and rewarding position that requires:

• Level 3 Apprentice trained or ONC/NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering would prove highly beneficial; although not essential, as QBE (Qualified by Experience) is essential in this role.
• Working knowledge of maintenance practices – hydraulics/pneumatics.
• Experience of Fabricating and Welding.
• Have experience of TPM methodology and Continuous Improvement.
• Working knowledge of relevant engineering maintenance principles and practices, and experience of working in a relevant heavy engineering industry.
• Knowledgeable in the area of Predictive Maintenance.
• Experience in working with a Computer Maintenance Management System.
• Experience with Root Cause Analysis, Failure Mode & Effect Analysis tools/techniques.
• Understands database systems as relevant to planned maintenance and logging of shift activities.
• An understanding of mechanical systems including hydraulics and pneumatics and understand National and International codes and symbols used on drawings and specifications.
• Ability to learn Health and Safety rules applicable to each department regarding their own and other operators’ safety.

Why Us

Along with the role of Mechanical Maintenance Fitter we additionally offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits:

• 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 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: Competitive Salary + Overtime + Bonus + Benefits Package

Frequency: Annual

Job Reference: tarmac/TP/117/6179

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 07 February, 2025

Job Category: Operations, Quarrying and Production

Business Unit: National Performance & Building Products