Plant Mechanic

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Location: Larne

Salary/Grade: £16.76 an hour

Benefits:

• Up to 6% bonus
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 6%
• Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution
• Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase

About EPD: Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals and supporting critical infrastructure for data centres.

The opportunity: Caterpillar NI has an exciting opportunity for a Plant Mechanic to join our team in Larne. You will be part of the facilities and maintenance team and perform work on a broad range of standard and specialized vehicles, including forklifts and battery powered pallet trucks. You will provide technical expertise and perform complex electrical/mechanical work.

What you will do:

• Repair and maintain vehicles and plant across the site.
• Use diagnostic equipment & techniques to aid in repair of faults and breakdowns.
• Ensure work is carried out to correct standards and specifications and is compliant with all statutory regulations and requirements.
• Interpret complex diagrams and electrical drawings to perform repairs on plant equipment.
• Provide accurate & detailed, digital and written records of all jobs completed.
• Provide input and feedback into day-to-day workshop operations and vehicle maintenance.
• Liaise with customers and supervisors, keeping them updated on vehicle progress.
• Liaise with suppliers regarding spare parts and procurement.
• Compliance with 5S programme and other business improvement initiatives.
• Display behaviour and conduct fitting with our Values in Action.
• Train other employees when required.
• Any other appropriate duties.

What you have:

• Formal apprenticeship or National Vocational Qualification Equivalent Mechanical/Vehicle discipline or relevant progressive work experience.
• The ability to follow and comprehend verbal, specific and detailed procedures and work instructions.
• The ability to read and interpret mechanical and electrical schematic drawings.
• The ability to use a variety of power tools, hand tools and complex testing equipment.
• Ability to work from heights and in confined spaces.
• Physical ability to fulfil the requirements of the job.
• Attention to detail to meet statutory and quality standards.
• Flexible approach to working to suit requirements of business and customers.
• Comfortable in fast paced and reactive environments.
• Ability to prioritize and organize sequence of work.
• Reasonable level of computer literacy.

Additional information: No travel required unless to training course. This position requires a 4-day-a-week schedule in the office.

About Caterpillar: Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world.