Tynemouth
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