Mobile Mechanical Maintenance Fitter

Tarmac Trading Limited; Congleton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Tarmac Trading Limited is seeking a Mobile Mechanical Maintenance Fitter to join their team at Eaton Hall Quarry and Crown Farm Quarry. This role involves responding to breakdowns and maintaining production equipment while promoting Health & Safety standards. Successful candidates will possess a strong mechanical background and relevant apprenticeship experience, with opportunities for career development and industry-leading rewards.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance helpline

Access to Tarmac Reward discounts

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial or factory settings.
• Proven ability to undertake emergency repairs.
• Knowledge of SHE procedures and Safe Working Practices.

Responsibilities

• Respond to plant breakdowns to ensure timely repairs.
• Conduct preventative maintenance and planning.
• Utilise the computerised maintenance management system.

Skills

Mechanical systems knowledge

Fault finding

Welding

Health & Safety adherence

Education

Recognised apprenticeship

ONC/HNC

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 Mobile Mechanical Maintenance Fitter to join our team based at Tarmac Eaton Hall Quarry, near Congleton and also covering Crown Farm Quarry near Northwich along with sites in the wider North West area. This role comes with a company van and is easily accessible from Congleton, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, Buxton, Leek, Northwich, Winsford, Sandbach , Crewe, Stockport 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.

Main Responsibilities

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Mobile Mechanical Maintenance Fitter role is part of the maintenance and site teams at both Eaton Hall and Crown Farm.

As a Mobile Mechanical Maintenance Fitter 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
• Liaison in preventative maintenance planning and execution planned shutdowns
• Owning small scale projects and delivering them in a pragmatic and proactive manner
• Taking a cost conscious approach to maintenance activities and participating in root cause analysis so repeat failures can be eliminated
• Coordinating with contractors and suppliers when they are on site
• 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 and 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 Mobile Mechanical Maintenance Fitter 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 Mobile Mechanical Maintenance Fitter 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
• Possess the ability to remove and fit bearings
• Be capable of undertaking emergency breakdown repairs in a timely and efficient manner on all production equipment
• Ability to assess SHE risks arising from work activities and control risks accordingly
• Knowledge of site-specific SHE procedures and Safe Working Practices

Why Tarmac

In addition to the role of Mobile Mechanical Maintenance Fitterwe 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.

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