Plant Fitter (crane experience)

Westray Recruitment Group; North East; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave increase to 31 days with

Sick pay

Training opportunities

Leave purchase up to 4 weeks

Volunteering leave

Wellbeing support

Car lease

Gym membership

Cycle to work

Travel discounts

Theatre discounts

Stand-by allowance

Job summary

Westray Recruitment Group is seeking a Plant Fitter to maintain and service cranes in a busy port-based setting in Tyne & Wear. You will work on hydraulic, mobile, dockside, gantry and rope cranes, repairing components and installing parts.

The role requires NVQ Level 3 in engineering and proven crane experience, with the ability to work outdoors in all weather. A driving license and safety-compliant practices are essential.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in engineering.
• Experience with cranes: hydraulic, rope, mobile, gantry and dockside.
• Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• Experience delivering Plant Fitting duties.
• Experience with hydraulic systems and AC/DC motors.
• Mechanically fitting and repairing port infrastructure and equipment.
• Ideally experience in industrial, maritime or port environments.
• Driving license.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair cranes within a port setting (hydraulic, rope, mobile, gantry, dockside).
• Install, repair and replace damaged parts.
• Assist with basic facilities upkeep of the site.
• Meet deadlines and manage documentation; handle interruptions and conflicting demands.
• Escalate issues to management when required.
• Assist colleagues with scheduled services and repairs to plant equipment and infrastructure.
• Read and interpret technical drawings.
• Adhere to port safety protocols (confined space, heights, hot work).
• Undertake work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ensure work is carried out accurately and in an organized manner.

Skills

Crane experience

Reading drawings

Mechanical fitting

Hydraulic systems

Work outdoors

AC/DC motors

Education

NVQ Level 3 in engineering

Job description

• Monday to Thursday 8am – 4:30pm & Friday 8am – 11am (30 mins lunch plus 2 x 15 min breaks)
• 26 days leaves increasing to 31 with 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
• Sick pay available increasing with length of service
• Access to training and development opportunities
• Opportunity to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave per year
• Three days paid leave per year to do voluntary work
• Employee wellbeing support for mental and physical health
• Car lease scheme
• Corporate gym membership and access to Civil Service Sports Council offers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted public travel pass
• Discounts on local threate and sports events
• Stand-by allowance if decide to form part of the call out rota – rarely called out but minimum of 4 hours pay if so

THE BUSINESS

Westray Recruitment Group is seeking to recruit a Plant Fitter who has experience maintaining and servicing cranes to work within a busy port-based setting in Tyne & Wear.

You will work to repair various types of cranes such as hydraulic, mobile, dockside, gantry and rope crane, etc.

THE ROLE

• Working to maintain and repair various cranes found within the port setting such as hydraulic, rope and mobile, gantry and dockside cranes
• Installing, repairing and replacing damaged or defective parts
• Assisting with basic facilities upkeep of the site
• Dealing with deadlines, interruptions, and conflicting demands, ensuring that all work and documentation are completed within appropriate timeframes.
• Taking corrective action to resolve any identified faults / issues. Appropriately escalating matters to management when required.
• Assisting colleagues to carry out scheduled services and repairs to plant equipment and infrastructure.
• Reading and interpreting technical drawings
• Adhering to port safety protocols, including confined space entry, working at heights, and hot work procedures.
• Undertaking work independently. Willing to work with minimal supervision following set procedures.
• Ensuring work is carried out accurately and in an organised and effective way.

THE PERSON

• NVQ Level 3 in a suitable engineering related discipline
• Experienced working with cranes for example, hydraulic, mobile, dockside, gantry and rope crane, etc.
• Able to work outdoors in all the elements
• Experienced delivering Plant Fitting duties
• Experienced working with hydraulic systems and able to work with AC/DC motors
• Ability to undertake mechanical fitting and repairs of port infrastructure, machinery and equipment.
• Ideally experience working within industrial, maritime, and/or port environments.
• Driving license