Mobile Plant Fitter

Biffa Waste Services; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A waste management company in Gillingham is seeking a Mobile Plant Fitter to maintain and repair equipment. The ideal candidate is a certified Fitter/Mechanic with experience in hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic systems. Responsibilities include providing technical support, conducting maintenance tasks, and ensuring safety standards. A clean UK driver's license is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Certified Fitter/Mechanic required.
• Ability to work under pressure and with others.
• Clean UK driver's license is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to mobile plant operations.
• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance tasks.
• Repair mobile plant on-site.
• Anticipate failures and recommend changes.
• Ensure health & safety standards are maintained.
• Liaise with external contractors for repair work.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Repair and maintenance of machinery

Understanding of hydraulic systems

Understanding of electrical systems

Understanding of pneumatic systems

Teamwork

Planning workload

Tools

Hand tools

Welding equipment

Powered hand tools

Cutting equipment

Job description

Mobile Plant Fitter - Frog Island, Rainham

£45,432.92 per annum

41 hours per week - Mon-Fri

The successful candidate will be a certified Fitter/Mechanic who will be responsible for repairing and maintaining mobile plant to ensure utmost reliability and safety whilst reducing downtime. Working as part of a small team, you must be willing to perform tasks outside of the role description.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing technical support to all mobile plant operations

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance tasks around the ELWA sites
• Repairing mobile plant around the ELWA sites

• Anticipate mobile plant failures and make such changes or recommendations to prevent reoccurrence to minimize downtime
• Using hand tools, welding equipment, powered hand tools and cutting equipment
• Ensuring H&S standards are maintained, and all related documentation is completed
• Liaising with external contractors on specific repairs/maintenance work
• Travelling and working between ELWA Sites as and when required.

Essential criteria for this role:

• Able to diagnose faults, repair and maintain machinery, and have a good understanding of hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic systems.
• Previous experience working with heavy machinery or in a mechanical / Auto electrical role can be beneficial
• Able to work under pressure and work well with others
• Candidate will be a team player and, also work under own initiative, with the ability to plan its own workload.
• Clean UK drivers license is a requirement for the position

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