Plant & Equipment Fitter

**WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?**

Plant & Equipment Fitter

Permanent contract

Competitive salary to be discussed in person

Excellent benefits package

Progression and up-skilling opportunities available

Working for a leading global company

Overtime available

**THE BUSINESS**

Westray Recruitment Group are seeking a Plant & Equipment Fitter to join our client based in Consett. The company in question provide a broad range of survey, geo-consulting, geotechnical, environmental and subsea services both within the UK and overseas.Much of the innovation that improves the efficiency and performance of our clients' global operations emanates from the UK.

**THE ROLE**
- Assess performance and condition of plant and machinery, checking for wear and tear and identifying potential breakdowns and report to Supervisor/Chargehand.
- React to site breakdowns, provide technical problem-solving solutions to site personnel, identify and report any defects likely to lead to major breakdowns.
- Working with the supervisor to complete reports to ensure all progress, downtime, plant and equipment defects are correctly recorded
- Internally you will work closely with the Plant supervisor/Charge-hand, Workshop Manager, Co-workers & Plant supervisors, externally you will occasionally work with site clients

**THE PERSON**

Essential
- GCSE’s including Maths and English at grade C or above or equivalent
- BFPA Level 1 Hydraulics. NVQ level 2-3. Apprentice trained or equivalent training.
- Experience in marine plant/drilling equipment preferred, strong in both mechanical and hydraulic disciplines.
- Can demonstrate experience of complete overhauls to fault finding on a wide variety of plant such as pumps, winches, hydraulic deck cranes, HPU or agricultural equipment.
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Practical, Hands-on Individual

Desirable
- Electrical Knowledge
- CSCS Card
- First Aid
- Forklift Licence
- Slinger/Signaller

**THE PACKAGE**
- Employee is covered by life assurance from day one. Death in service 4 x basic salary
- 20 Days holiday, 3 reserved for Christmas - rises to 25 incrementally over 5 years 1 per year
- Employee automatically enrolled into pension scheme at 3 months unless expressed wish to join earlier. Pension is a money purchase scheme. Employee contributes 5% initially. Contribution rises after 5 and 10 years’ service to 7.5% and 10%
- Private medical insurance offered to employees — currently with AVIVA following 6 months successful probation. Individual, Married, Family Member, Single Parent Member offered.
- Site Allowances
- "Cycle to work" scheme
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Parking available on site

**TO APPLY