At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and repair heavy plant equipment across multiple sites.
- Company: Join Tarmac, a leader in building the UK's infrastructure.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, enhanced holidays, and career development.
- Other info: Supportive culture with opportunities for growth and community involvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced, hands-on engineering role.
- Qualifications: Mechanical apprenticeship and experience in heavy industry required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Mobile Mechanical Plant Fitter Location: Clitheroe Quarry, Lancashire
Competitive salary + overtime + bonus + benefits
Keep critical plant running. Drive reliability. Work where it matters.
Are you an experienced mechanical fitter looking to take ownership in a fast-paced, heavy industrial environment? At Tarmac, we are looking for a skilled and proactive Mobile Mechanical Plant Fitter to join our engineering team at Clitheroe Quarry. This is a key role supporting multiple sites across the Lancashire region, focused on maintaining plant performance, minimising downtime, and driving continuous improvement.
The Role
As a Mobile Mechanical Plant Fitter, you will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of quarry and plant equipment. You will work across sites, responding to breakdowns, delivering planned maintenance, and supporting improvement projects within a dynamic operational environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance across mobile plant
- Respond to plant breakdowns, restoring equipment to service safely and efficiently
- Diagnose mechanical faults and implement robust, long-term solutions
- Support and deliver small engineering and improvement projects
- Work collaboratively with contractors and site teams
- Contribute to root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities
- Undertake welding and fabrication to a high standard
- Follow risk assessments and safe systems of work at all times
- Maintain accurate maintenance records using CMMS systems
- Promote and uphold high standards of health, safety, and environmental compliance
What You'll Bring
You will be a practical, self-motivated engineer with experience in heavy industry or a similar environment, with a strong focus on safety and plant performance. You will also have:
- A recognised mechanical apprenticeship
- Experience in quarrying, industrial plant, or manufacturing environments
- Strong fault-finding and problem-solving capability
- Proven ability to carry out effective breakdown repairs
- Welding and fabrication experience
- Basic IT skills (maintenance systems and reporting)
- A solid understanding of health and safety practices
Desirable:
- Knowledge of mobile crushers, conveyors, motors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, belt sand vibratory screens
Why Join Tarmac?
At Tarmac, you're part of a business that builds the UK's infrastructure while investing in its people. We offer a supportive, inclusive environment where safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. You will have opportunities to develop your skills, contribute to improvement projects, and build a long-term career across our national network.
You Will Thrive at Tarmac If You:
- Take pride in maintaining high-performing plant and equipment
- Work safely and promote best practice at all times
- Remain calm and solution-focused under pressure
- Communicate effectively and work well within a team
- Continuously look for ways to improve performance and reliability
Build Your Future with Tarmac
Based at Clitheroe Quarry in the Ribble Valley, this role is commutable from Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Skipton and surrounding areas. If you are looking to be part of a skilled, hands-on engineering team where you can make a real impact on operational performance, we want to hear from you. Apply today and help keep our operations moving.
We don't just offer a job, we offer a career. Alongside this role, you'll have access to industry-leading rewards, development opportunities, and a culture that puts people first, including:
- Bonus scheme
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- Contributory pension scheme
- Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
- Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
- Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and menopause
- Training and development opportunities
Tarmac is committed to being a Forces-friendly employer. If you're coming from a military background, we'll support your transition and help you build a successful career with us. We're proud to be part of CRH, and even prouder to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know, we're here to support you.
Ready to build your future? Click Apply to get started. Please note: we sometimes close roles early due to high interest, so don't wait too long!
Mobile Mechanical Fitter employer: Tarmac Trading Limited
At Tarmac, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment at our Clitheroe Quarry. With a strong focus on safety and continuous improvement, we provide our Mobile Mechanical Plant Fitters with competitive salaries, bonuses, and extensive development opportunities, ensuring that you can build a rewarding career while contributing to the UK's infrastructure. Join us to be part of a skilled engineering team where your contributions truly matter and where we celebrate diversity and promote a culture that puts people first.
