Job Description
We are currently looking for a Mechanical Fitter to join our Waste Treatment plant near Knaresborough. The mechanical fitter shall support the mechanical maintenance team and the lead mechanical engineer in maintaining all aspects of mechanical plant, services, and equipment. As a mechanical fitter you will assist with planned preventative maintenance tasks, rectifying problems on mechanical assets and in the effective delivery of the planned outages whilst upholding the highest standard of health, safety, and quality.
- Week 1 Shift: 8am - 4pm Monday to Friday
- Week 2 Shift: 10pm - 6am Monday - Friday
- Salary £32,000 - £35,000
- Allerton Waste Recovery Park, HG5 0SD
Key responsibilities
- Rectify problems on mechanical assets such as conveyor belts, pumps, gearboxes, valves and cranes
- Carry out Fabrication work and general workshop duties
- Be responsible for PPM and Reactive maintenance work, ensuring the highest standards are set and maintained
- Assist with and actively participate in planned outages
- Operate Workshop machinery, fabrication, and refurbishment
- Communicate problems and concerns promptly through line management ensuring quick resolution
- Assist in delivering Maintenance Team KPIs
- Effectively use the site CMMS system
- Participate in team briefings and toolbox talks
- Ensure full compliance with appropriate
- Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards, policies, and procedures
- Work safely and efficiently to the site safety rules, under a safe system of work
- Report any accidents, incidents and near misses
Qualifications
- Time Served
- Mechanical Technical Apprenticeship
- Level 3 NVQ3/ BTEC
- Maintenance Engineering
- CSE/GCSE equivalent
- IOSH Managing
- Safely - Desirable
Skills/ Experience
Proven knowledge/experience working on the following aspects of mechanical systems:
- Conveyor belts
- Valves
- Gearboxes
- Hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Fabrication
- Ability to read and work from mechanical drawings/ documents
- Experience/knowledge of safe systems of work including permit to work, method statements and risk assessments
- Ability to carry out planned preventative maintenance tasks
- Ability fault-find and repair mechanical assets
- Good communication
- Experience writing Risk Assessments and Method Statements
- Previous Energy from Waste Maintenance experience is desirable
Our Business
At Thalia Waste Management, we are creating a future to be proud of. We think differently, questioning everything, enabling us to develop progressive waste into energy solutions and services. Being motivated, tackling problems together, inspiring others to take responsibility, making a difference, being ambitious and contributing value.
We operate the best technology available across our four strategic sites in North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Wight. Our technology includes everything from mechanical and biological treatment, traditional mass-burn energy from waste and material recycling technologies to in-vessel composting, advanced thermal treatment, innovative small-scale energy from waste and anaerobic digestion. In a single year we process 300,000 tonnes of waste that is turned into energy. This generates the same amount of energy as approximately 600 million solar panels. Similarly we recycle circa 95,000 tonnes of waste.
Inclusion
At Thalia Waste Management, we work hard to make sure we are an inclusive and diverse place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV, we’re focused on who you are, your skills and passion that can be brought to Thalia Waste Management. We know and understand the everyone is different and has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working and any adjustments that could be needed! We’ll do all that we can to support everyone from their first contact with us. For any support or adjustments needed through our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will make sure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.