Senior Plant Fitter – Maintenance Lead (Asphalt/Aggregates)

FM Conway Ltd; Erith; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

FM Conway is seeking a Lead Plant Fitter to join our Aggregate and Asphalt division at the Erith Asphalt Plant. You will oversee maintenance, plan preventative work, and lead a team to maximise plant availability and safety.

You should have strong mechanical and electrical maintenance skills, fault-finding and welding/fabrication experience, and a relevant engineering qualification with a full UK driving licence. This is a hands-on leadership role in a heavy industrial environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced Plant Fitter or Engineer in asphalt, aggregates or heavy industrial environments.
• Strong mechanical and electrical maintenance skills with fault-finding ability.
• Previous experience leading or supervising a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate maintenance across asphalt and mobile plant.
• Plan, carry out and review risk assessments and permits to work.
• Ensure maintenance through preventative maintenance and inspections.
• Diagnose faults, attend breakdowns and perform mechanical repairs.
• Maintain a safe, clean and well-organised working environment.
• Manage maintenance activities within budgets.
• Work with operations to identify improvements and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide maintenance support at other sites as required.

Skills

Fault-finding

Team leadership

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Health and safety understanding

Education

Engineering qualification

Job description

FM Conway is seeking a Lead Plant Fitter to join our Aggregate and Asphalt division at the Erith Asphalt Plant. You will oversee maintenance, plan preventative work, and lead a team to maximise plant availability and safety.

You should have strong mechanical and electrical maintenance skills, fault-finding and welding/fabrication experience, and a relevant engineering qualification with a full UK driving licence. This is a hands-on leadership role in a heavy industrial environment.