WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?
* Permanent role
* Tyne & Wear location
* Day Shift Only (37-hour week)
* £20 per hour or Salary £38,480 per annum depending on experience
* Monday to Thursday 8am – 4:30pm & Friday 8am – 11am (30 mins lunch plus 2 x 15 min breaks)
* 26 days leaves increasing to 31 with 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
* Sick pay available increasing with length of service
* Access to training and development opportunities
* Opportunity to purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave per year
* Three days paid leave per year to do voluntary work
* Employee wellbeing support for mental and physical health
* Car lease scheme
* Corporate gym membership and access to Civil Service Sports Council offers
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounted public travel pass
* Discounts on local threate and sports events
* Stand-by allowance if decide to form part of the call out rota – rarely called out but minimum of 4 hours pay if so
THE BUSINESS
Westray Recruitment Group is seeking to recruit a Plant Fitter who has experience maintaining and servicing cranes to work within a busy port-based setting in Tyne & Wear.
You will work to repair various types of cranes such as hydraulic, mobile, dockside, gantry and rope crane, etc.
THE ROLE
* Working to maintain and repair various cranes found within the port setting such as hydraulic, rope and mobile, gantry and dockside cranes
* Installing, repairing and replacing damaged or defective parts
* Assisting with basic facilities upkeep of the site
* Dealing with deadlines, interruptions, and conflicting demands, ensuring that all work and documentation are completed within appropriate timeframes.
* Taking corrective action to resolve any identified faults / issues. Appropriately escalating matters to management when required.
* Assisting colleagues to carry out scheduled services and repairs to plant equipment and infrastructure.
* Reading and interpreting technical drawings
* Adhering to port safety protocols, including confined space entry, working at heights, and hot work procedures.
* Undertaking work independently. Willing to work with minimal supervision following set procedures.
* Ensuring work is carried out accurately and in an organised and effective way.
THE PERSON
* NVQ Level 3 in a suitable engineering related discipline
* Experienced working with cranes for example, hydraulic, mobile, dockside, gantry and rope crane, etc.
* Able to work outdoors in all the elements
* Experienced delivering Plant Fitting duties
* Experienced working with hydraulic systems and able to work with AC/DC motors
* Ability to undertake mechanical fitting and repairs of port infrastructure, machinery and equipment.
* Ideally experience working within industrial, maritime, and/or port environments.
* Driving license
TO APPLY
Please send your updated CV to Tony Hutchinson or apply direct by calling Westray Recruitment Group