Plant Engineer

Job Title: Plant Fitter

Location: Sittingbourne

Shifts / Rota: Rotating Shifts from 6am (earlies and lates)

Salary: £45,000 to £47,000 per year (DOE)

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Working Hours: 47.7 hours Monday to Sunday, including bank holidays, as per the site's roster with option of overtime daily

About Us:
Our client is a family-run group of complementary, innovative, and customer-centric companies. Resource management and recovery, along with innovation, customer responsiveness, and long-term planning, are core to the group's activities. As the local waste management solution, we seek like-minded individuals to help us reduce the impact on the local environment.

About the role:
To achieve and persistently maintain high standards of workmanship and competence in performing tasks associated with preventative maintenance checks and general maintenance whilst maintaining high standards of internal and external communications and relationships.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Carry out inspections, diagnosing any faults and defects on Plant Equipment, related equipment and components. This includes testing, dismantling, overhauling, repairing, and reassembling as required.
2. Participate in supporting operatives and employees in preventative maintenance checks, services and general maintenance/repairs of Plant Equipment, related equipment and components.
3. Perform emergency call-out repairs as required.
4. Participate and support in planned maintenance shutdowns.
5. Ensure that all work done by the team is carried in line with the safe systems of work and that appropriate PPE and safety equipment is used at all times.
6. Accurately complete the necessary paperwork promptly as required to comply with the company policies and procedures.
7. Comply with all Health, Safety, HR and Environmental policies and procedures.
8. Deal with and report any major defects, concerns or problems with the equipment and prioritise this accordingly.
9. Carry out random checks and audits on Plant Machinery under remit.

About you:

Essential Requirements:

1. NVQ Level 2 in Mechanical Maintenance
2. Engineering background
3. Good communication
4. Time and priority management
5. Problem solving

Desirable Requirements:

1. Experience in waste industry
2. Experience with Shredders, shovels, excavators and conveyors

Benefits:

1. Life Insurance with access to GP24
2. Commitment to well-being through Employee Assistance Programme
3. Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme for eligible employees
4. Cycle to work scheme
5. Company Events
6. GymFlex salary sacrifice