At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and repair heavy machinery in a dynamic quarrying environment.
- Company: Join a successful family-owned quarrying company with over 90 years of experience.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, enhanced overtime, 30 days leave, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Exciting career progression and vocational qualifications within 12 months.
- Why this job: Be part of a passionate team and make a real impact in a growing industry.
- Qualifications: Mechanical background and experience with heavy equipment maintenance required.
The predicted salary is between 36000 - 44000 £ per year.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A CAREER CHANGE WITH EXCELLENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES? Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.
Tillicoultry Quarries is a successful and fast-growing family-owned quarrying company and major supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete, mortar, render and sports sand to the building and road construction industry. We operate in over 35 sites throughout Central Scotland, the Northeast of England and East Anglia.
Due to our continued success and rapid growth an excellent opportunity has arisen for a Plant Fitter based in Middlesbrough. The successful candidates should be customer focused, reliable, well organised and be able to work well as part of a team in a busy site environment. This is a mobile role and travelling between plants in the North East.
As a family business who have been in operation for over 90 years we invest in our people and offer excellent training and career development opportunities. Our culture has grown from family values and we are proud to have a committed and passionate team of over 400 people working in a variety of different roles delivering a unique combination of quality materials and service excellence for our customers. In addition, we will provide you with the opportunity to gain vocational qualifications within 12 months of starting with us.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure all duties carried out to Company Health and Safety Policy and Guidelines.
- Routine Servicing of Mobile and fixed Equipment.
- Breakdown and defect repair.
- Fault finding and Diagnosis.
- Ensure Company vehicles and equipment are maintained in a safe, clean and tidy state.
- Planned inspection and planned maintenance.
WHAT DO WE NEED FROM YOU?
- Experience in a mechanical background.
- Experience working in an extractives environment (Sand and gravel).
- Experience maintaining and repairing concrete and/or asphalt plants is desirable.
- A qualification in either Plant maintenance/ Agriculture/ Mechanical Engineering (this can be NVQ / City Guilds).
- A Full UK drivers licence.
- Experience maintaining a wide range of heavy earth moving, crushing & screening equipment including Caterpillar, Komatsu, Volvo, Metso, & Finlay.
- Experience in using burning/ cutting equipment. Welding experience would be an advantage.
- Excellent communication skills able to communicate effectively in order to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills can identify the problem and generate a solution in a timely and cost-effective manner.
- Flexible approach to work able to go that extra mile when required and revise approach to meet operational requirements.
WHAT WE WILL GIVE YOU IN RETURN
- Competitive salary.
- Enhanced overtime rates.
- Fully funded VQ.
- Pension.
- 30 days annual leave per year.
- Holiday purchase scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Employee Discounts Platform.
- Career development and internal progression.
THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO FULFIL A KEY ROLE WITHIN A FAST GROWING AND SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. WE OFFER A COMPETITIVE REMUNERATION PACKAGE AND FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PROGRESSION.
Plant Fitter employer: Tillicoultry Quarries
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