Job Description:

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?

• Permanent role
• Tyne & Wear location
• Day Shift Only (37-hour week)
• £39,861.12 per annum 
• 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