Heavy Plant Fitter at EMR

Everything must recycle. It is what we stand for. Together we turn today's materials into tomorrow's possibilities. Today's old into tomorrow's new. Used to useful. Waste into something worthwhile. You could be at the centre of change that will be felt for generations to come, keeping valuable resources in circulation and helping to make circular materials the standard for global industry.

Work this important deserves proper pay and proper benefits. Competitive pay rates and a bonus scheme 25 days annual leave plus option to buy or sell Enhanced maternity and paternity leave Employee support - including life assurance and critical illness pay Wellbeing scheme - giving colleagues and dependents unlimited access to GPs and counselling, and cash back on health and wellbeing 24/7 anonymous health and wellbeing advice Financial support - including affordable loans, savings plans, advanced earned pay and education Money off shopping, utilities, entertainment and more Cycle 2 work scheme Get stuck in but never get stuck - ongoing training and development plans tailored to how you want to progress Applying to a new job is a big decision - even when the company you're applying to has been voted a Great Place to Work for four years running and one of the UK's Best Workplaces in Manufacturing, Production and Transportation.

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We are seeking a skilled Mobile Plant Fitter to join our team. As a core member of the maintenance function, you will carry out reactive, predictive, and planned maintenance across our sites. This is a mobile role covering locations within the North-East area only, with a company van and tools provided. Working hours are Monday-Friday, with overtime available.

• Monitor, fault-find, maintain, and repair a wide range of equipment including hydraulic power packs, pumps, gearboxes, conveyor systems, and treatment machinery.
• Carry out proactive and reactive maintenance to prevent breakdowns and ensure smooth operational performance.
• Maintain, monitor, and document all service, maintenance, and CMMS records.
• Identify, investigate, and report machine faults and damages using Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to eliminate recurring issues
• Perform MIG, TIG, and other welding methods as required.
• Participate in ongoing training to stay compliant and aligned with industry standards.

• Completed a nationally recognised mechanical or fabrication apprenticeship (minimum Level
  3), ideally higher-level or time-served.
• Proven background maintaining and repairing heavy plant and mobile machinery in engineering environments.
• Able to work independently, managing your own time, workload, and site responsibilities effectively.
• Committed to high standards, attention to detail, and safe working practices.
• Full UK driving licence (company van and tools provided)

The products we'll all need tomorrow depend on us making the most of today's end-of-life metals, plastics and other materials. Taking a car at the end of its life - most people just see a…car at the end of its life. We see steel, aluminium, copper, plastics, rubber, glass, parts, fluids, costs, risks, markets and - most importantly - possibilities. Now, multiply that by thousands of cars - we recover, reuse and recycle all those valuable materials and put them back to work as low‑carbon materials for manufacturing, infrastructure, energy and transport.

And that's just one thing we recycle. Add buildings, factories, ships, railways and industrial equipment. That's all our hard work - the gritty, practical, commercial, difficult work our 4,000 global colleagues do every day. Anything from a can to an aircraft carrier can become anything from a bicycle to a building and, at the…