At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead maintenance activities and ensure plant efficiency at our new asphalt manufacturing site.
- Company: Join FM Conway, a family-run business with over 60 years of experience in sustainable solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday, healthcare, life assurance, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to innovation and operational excellence.
- Why this job: Be part of launching a brand-new plant and make a real impact from day one.
- Qualifications: Experience in heavy industry, strong mechanical skills, and leadership experience required.
The predicted salary is between 37800 - 46200 £ per year.
FM Conway is currently seeking an experienced Lead Plant Fitter to join our Aggregate and Asphalt division and play a key role in launching our brand-new asphalt manufacturing plant in Wellingborough. This is a full-time, permanent position with training, development, and long-term career progression.
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled fitter or maintenance engineer looking to step into a leadership role within a well-established infrastructure business. You will lead mechanical maintenance activities to maximise plant uptime, reliability and production efficiency, while maintaining the highest standards of health, safety and compliance.
With over 15 years' experience producing high-quality asphalt, FM Conway operates seven successful asphalt plants across the South of England and is now expanding into the Midlands with our eighth site in Wellingborough. The successful Lead Fitter will join a brand-new team and will be crucial to setting up the new plant, helping to establish engineering standards, site performance and operational success from the very beginning.
Joining ahead of the plant opening in 2027, you will initially work across our existing Southeast sites, receiving full training and structured induction support to understand our operations, systems and engineering standards. By the time the new plant opens, you will be fully prepared to lead from day one and play a major role in establishing a successful new production site.
The duties of the Lead Plant Fitter role will include:
- Leading maintenance activities to maximise plant uptime and efficiency
- Planning and delivering preventative, reactive and predictive maintenance
- Supervising and supporting the engineering team and contractors on site
- Carrying out fault finding, repairs and installation work across plant equipment
- Ensuring compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, including LOTOTO procedures
- Managing maintenance records, inspections and supporting CMMS systems
- Liaising with site teams to prioritise and deliver engineering requirements
- Mentoring and developing apprentices and wider team members
We are looking for an experienced engineer with a background in asphalt, aggregates or a similar heavy industrial environment. You will have strong mechanical and electrical maintenance skills, good fault-finding ability, and a solid understanding of health and safety practices. Previous experience leading or supervising a team is essential, along with a proactive and organised approach. A relevant engineering qualification and full UK driving licence are required.
As our Lead Plant Fitter, we offer a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, company pension, healthcare, opportunities for internal and external training, and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We also provide a range of health and wellbeing benefits including 24-hour advice lines and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.
FM Conway is a business of families with over 60 years' experience in creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values of Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. The heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its people.
If you would like to join our family as our Lead Plant Fitter at our new Wellingborough site, please click ‘apply' today.
FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life.
Lead Plant Fitter in Wellingborough employer: FM Conway
FM Conway is an excellent employer for GIS Technicians, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises career and professional development. Located at the Sevenoaks Head Office, employees benefit from a range of perks including generous holiday allowances, health and well-being support, and access to on-site facilities like a gym and subsidised restaurant, making it a rewarding place to grow your skills and contribute to sustainable geospatial solutions.
