Workshop Plant Engineer

Briggs Equipment; Stafford; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Workshop Plant Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role involves the proactive maintenance and repair of a diverse fleet of equipment, ensuring optimal operational availability for customers. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in mechanical engineering, particularly in plant and HGV maintenance, and a solid understanding of relevant safety regulations. This position offers exciting opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment where your contributions will make a significant impact. If you are ready to take the next step in your career, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Profitshare bonus

Paycare health scheme

High street discounts

Future development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining plant and HGV equipment.
• Knowledge of LOLER and PUWER regulations.

Responsibilities

• Repair and service plant and HGV equipment to company standards.
• Maintain local stocks of spares and technical documentation.
• Liaise with supervisors on expected work and costs.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Plant Maintenance

HGV Maintenance

Health & Safety Regulations

Education

City & Guilds or NVQ in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

The Opportunity: Workshop Plant Engineer

Contract: Permanent

Location: Stafford, Beacon Barracks, Beaconside, Stafford, ST18 0AQ

Salary: £36,933 Plus Bonus

AmeyBriggs is an engineering services and asset management specialist with its people core to everything that it does. Our team members are highly skilled and can offer flexible and bespoke solutions for our customers across a range of new, used or short term hire equipment. We are a joint venture between Amey and Briggs Equipment. If you don’t feel like you meet all of the role criteria outlined below please don’t let that discourage you from applying.

Proactively maintain / repair a fleet of AmeyBriggs assets that have been identified as part of the Service Life Extension Programme (SLEP).

Maximise the operational availability for the customer by investigating, understanding and eliminating failed/faulty operation of those products such that the fix is as rapid and as cost effective as possible while ensuring continued safe and effective operation for the foreseeable future. Complete SLEP standard tasks within the given guidelines.

The Impact you will have:

• Repair, maintain, inspect and service Plant and HGV equipment and associated ancillaries to current company standards and LOLER and PUWER legislation.
• Maintain local stocks of spares, CES, ancillaries, attachments and local technical documentation, as appropriate.
• Identify any further work required on the equipment and liaise with the SLEP Centre Supervisor. Follow the NFW&T process for any damage found, to ensure the customer is made aware of the fact. The engineer should ensure that they identify potential revenue for equipment that has been damaged.
• Both at the outset and as work progresses, liaise with the SLEP Centre Supervisor / Equipment Sustainability Manager, on the range of expected work, providing clarity and understanding of likely timescales and associated costs.
• Will be required to undertake out of hours duties including weekend work as required.
• Will be required to achieve local, or team placed goals and KPI’s.

What will help you to excel in this role:

• City & Guilds, NVQ or equivalent in mechanical engineering.
• Experience in plant, forklifts, HGVs maintenance.
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety, LOLER and PUWER regulations.
• No restrictions to gaining MoD security clearance.

What you can expect from us:

• Future development and career opportunities.
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions up to 6%.
• Profitshare bonus based on business performance.
• Paycare and eyecare health scheme.
• High street discounts.

What’s next:

• If you are interested in joining the Briggs Group then please click on the apply now button and a member of the team will be in touch.
• Not sure if this is the right role for you? Please feel free to visit the careers page on our website and send us your CV speculatively for a member of the team to review.
• If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the interview process, then please contact a member of the Recruitment team and inform them prior to attending so we can ensure these are met.