Area Maintenance Fitter – East of England

Area Maintenance Fitter – East of England

This role will require you to cover our sites in the East and East Anglia region to attend breakdowns and for preventative maintenance; we will provide a company van for travelling. You will be based at one of our sites in East of England region with regular travel to other sites. This role is based on 48 hours per week with overtime.

This role is commutable from:

• Newmarket
• Peterborough
• Cambridge
• Cavenham
• Huntingdon
• Bedford
• Kings Lynn
• Norwich

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a preventative maintenance system and carry out planned maintenance activities to ensure that our concrete plants operate safely and reliably.
• Play a key hands‑on role in the planning and implementation of plant improvements.
• Quickly fault find and respond to any unplanned plant shutdowns.
• Assist the area management team in programming scheduled maintenance and repairs aligned to production requirements and manage the site defect logs.
• Facilitate and coordinate the repair and maintenance of ready‑mix concrete plants.
• Eliminate preventable plant breakdowns.
• Ensure cost‑effective and timely ordering and supply of spares and critical equipment.
• Undertake risk assessment and associated paperwork where required to ensure a suitable and effective safe system of work.
• Liaise daily with management and plant operations team to ascertain any repair and maintenance requirements, or things that need prioritisation.
• Provide supervision of others and third parties assisting in the works being carried out.
• Communicate effectively with production colleagues over telephone to understand issues and provide advice.
• Be highly self‑motivated and flexible; support a mobile role between sites.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Understanding of health, safety and environmental impacts of the role.
• Experience and understanding of mechanical fitting and maintenance of equipment including conveyors, pumps, pipes, valves, filter systems, pneumatics, hydraulics, bearings, gearboxes, etc.
• Welding and burning for fabrication and maintenance.
• Use of pulling and lifting equipment.
• Experience in use of workshop equipment.
• Mechanical fault‑finding.
• Competency in basic multi‑skilling.
• Essential experience working on heavy plant, fixed and/or mobile approach.
• Ability to remain composed under pressure.

Job Benefits

• A tailored, competitive salary
• Company Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays on top
• Share Saver Scheme
• Company Life Assurance Scheme
• Access to our employee benefits platform, giving you discounts on a wide variety of high street shops and brands
• Broad learning opportunities and career progression pathways
• Company Van

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