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Plant Fitter

Reed Engineering
Posted a day ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Bradford, West Yorkshire BD8 7AD

Salary

£38,000 - £40,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A plant fitter position is available, offering a competitive salary and requiring candidates to have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
  • The role involves designing, developing, and optimizing engineering solutions while ensuring compliance with technical, quality, and safety standards.
  • Key responsibilities include repairs and maintenance of mechanical equipment, manufacturing parts, and using various machinery such as lathes and forklifts.
  • Candidates should possess an HNC or Engineering Degree, excellent problem-solving skills, and a full UK driving license, with a willingness to travel.
  • The company offers generous overtime, a performance bonus scheme, 28 days paid holiday, and opportunities for career development in a supportive work culture.

A great opportunity has arisen for a plant fitter to join a great team who support some of the biggest UK businesses.

Job description:

  • Design, develop, and optimise engineering solutions for various projects, ensuring they meet technical, quality, and safety standards.
  • Repairs and maintenance of our mechanical equipment to the highest standard of workmanship
  • Providing recommended/detailed specifications to our Operations Team of parts for stock replacements and parts needed to undertake repairs
  • Manufacturing and fabrication of parts and equipment
  • Mig welding, use of lathe and other equipment
  • Removal and decommissioning of machinery
  • Match marking
  • Floor preparation including core drilling
  • Positioning, alignment and levelling including bolting down
  • Assist in skating heavy machinery
  • Use of forklift, plant and equipment to achieve all of the above

Beneficial skills / qualifications

  • Educated to HNC or Engineering Degree, National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level 5/6
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented approach.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Full UK Driving License
  • Ability and willingness to travel
  • Health and safety conscious, full understanding of related RAMS to deliver an effective and safe maintenance regime

Additional details:

  • Competitive salary
  • Generous overtime structure with weekly overtime and weekend work available
  • Discretionary performance bonus scheme
  • Full uniform and PPE
  • Company pension
  • 28 days paid holiday
  • Long service award- up to 5 additional days annual leave awarded for long service
  • Free on-site parking
  • Career development, training and learning opportunities
  • A collaborative and inclusive work culture that encourages innovation and creativity.

Standard business hours are 7.30am - 5pm, Mon - Fri, equivalent to 45 hours per week

When working on site, it may require early starts and late finishes. There is also the possibility of weekend working and nights away so willingness to travel is essential.

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