Mechanical Maintenance Fitter

Job Introduction

Are you a passionate and dynamic experienced Maintenance Fitter / Technician with a sound knowledge of fixed plant maintenance? Are you looking for your next role? 

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. 

We are currently recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Fitter looking to join our fantastic team here at our Tunstead Quarry site, close to Buxton in Derbyshire. The role is easily commutable from Buxton, Macclesfield, Stockport, Dronfield, Manchester, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Leek, Stoke-on-Trent and the surrounding areas.

We’re working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

Main Responsibilities

Reporting directly to the Maintenance Supervisor, you as the Mechanical Maintenance Fitter will be a key colleague with the main function of this role will be to complete a weekly maintenance schedule set by the Methods team to ensure plant reliability is maintained, you will also be responsible for working in reactive maintenance situations to ensure safe and timely repairs are completed in this 24/7 operation in Stone.

Responsibilities of the role, (not exhaustive):

• Carry out fixed plant maintenance as per work orders delivered by Maintenance Supervisor
• Carry out PM services and ensure all the right details are returned via the CMMS system to cover any further work required
• Contribute to the continuing development of the fixed plant reliability by putting forward plant improvement ideas
• Completing first level inspections to ensure any potential plant failures are identified as early as possible
• Carry out reactive maintenance to ensure the 24/7 plant operations can be returned in a safe and timely fashion
• Support any RCA investigations where possible
• Strong communication skills required to ensure all the correct information is given back on work orders and in any meetings
• Support the Zero Harm policy

The fundamental in the role of Mechanical Maintenance Fitter is to be able to provide flexibility, knowledge and determination to drive the plant forward in its production.

The Ideal Candidate

To be successful in this role of Mechanical Maintenance Fitter, you as the ideal candidate you will also be able to demonstrate proven experience working within a mining, quarrying, Stone Processing, heavy industrial industry, or a similar environment with a strong engineering background.

Specific Requirements:

• Time served mechanical apprenticeship or qualified by experience
• NEBOSH and/or IOSH Working Safely (Desirable)
• Full UK manual car driving licence
• Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental standards within a heavy engineering environment
• IT Literate (Desirable)
• Strong problem solving and trouble-shooting skills

Why Us

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

• 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 

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future?

Tarmac is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

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