Mobile Mechanical Plant Fitter

Tarmac Trading Limited

Mobile Mechanical Plant Fitter

Salary Not Specified

Tarmac Trading Limited, Burnside, Craven

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 5 days ago, 12 Sep | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 76eeb15c41b84b6d90b6ccf0e36a1dd3

Full Job Description

Reporting to the Mechanical Foreperson, your role as Mobile Mechanical Plant Fitter will be responsible for:

  • Responding to plant breakdowns - ensuring assets are returned to production in a timely manner, and temporary fixes are followed up with a permanent solution

  • Undertaking emergency breakdown repairs in a timely and efficient way on all production equipment

  • Owning small scale projects and delivering them in a pragmatic and proactive manner

  • Taking a cost-conscious approach to maintenance activities and coordinating with contractors and suppliers when they are on site

  • Participating in root cause analysis so repeat failures can be eliminated

  • Contributing to the continuous improvement of the engineering function through your own observations and experience

  • Working with risk assessments and method statements and contributing to the preparation and development of safe working methods for repair procedures

  • Maintaining and promoting Health & Safety rules and regulations, following all company processes and procedures

  • Challenging unsafe conditions and practices, reporting these through company procedures

  • Utilising the computerised maintenance management system and recording all work including fault descriptions, spares used, and repairs carried out. Using application-based inspection schemes

    At Tarmac, 'who you are' matters. We want to get to know you. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer., The ideal candidate for the role of Mobile Mechanical Plant Fitter will be self-motivated, enthusiastic and able to work with minimal supervision. You should also demonstrate proven experience working within an Industrial, Factory or similar environment as a Mobile Fitter. Suitable candidates will:

  • Have a recognised apprenticeship (preferably a higher-level standard)

  • ONC/HNC (desirable but not essential)

  • Have a strong, practical mechanical systems background, heavy industry preferred - conveyors, drive systems - motors, belts, pumps, gearboxes, crushers, vibratory screens

  • Experience of welding and fabricating to a good standard and able to remove and fit bearings

  • Possess a fault-finding ability to identify defects and recommend appropriate action

  • Be capable of undertaking emergency breakdown repairs in a timely and efficient manner on all production equipment

  • IT literate - capable of using PCs, common applications and company systems

  • Competent in the use of application-based inspection schemes

  • Ability to assess SHE risks arising from work activities and control risks accordingly

  • Knowledge of site-specific SHE procedures and Safe Working Practices

  • Flexibility to attend Plant specific training courses and Workshop as well as positive approach to travel across the Yorkshire region


  • Suitable candidates for the role of Mobile Mechanical Plant Fitter will possess CPC or be willing to train.

    Here at Tarmac, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it's important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

    In addition to the role of Mobile Mechanical Plant Fitter we also offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits 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