Mobile Plant Fitter

Overview

Maintain and repair mechanical plant equipment on-site and in workshop

Key Responsibilities

• fault repair
• plant mobilisation
• preventive maintenance
• stock control
• crane rigging
• safety compliance

Tasks

-Support the development of apprentices and junior fitters through mentoring and on-the-job training. -Maintain a clean, safe, and organised workshop environment. -Assist the Plant manager and foreman with planning, stock control, and continuous improvement. -Accurately complete and submit records. -Ensure compliance with all relevant UK Health & Safety legislation, company policies, and environmental standards. -Carry out inspections and preventative maintenance -Lead the mobilisation of specialist plant equipment including ventilation systems, hyperbaric systems and tunnelling equipment. -Ensure the Company's LIFE values are implemented in all of your decision making. -Maintain company vehicle in accordance with company policy handbook. -Assist other parts of the group when required with crane rigging / repairs and maintenance and repair of our excavator fleet. -Diagnose and repair complex faults in mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and engine systems.

Requirements

• hydraulics
• mechanical
• electrical
• nvq level3
• welding
• plant maintenance

What You Bring

-Strong knowledge of hydraulic, mechanical, and basic electrical systems. -Good understanding of UK H&S regulations and safe working practices. -Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving skills. -LOLER/PUWER awareness. -Proven experience in plant maintenance and repair. -Be prepared to travel within UK at short notice. -Basic welding and cutting skills. -Perform basic welding and flame cutting as required. -Time-served Plant Fitter or equivalent mechanical engineering qualification (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds). -Ability to interpret OEM manuals, method statements, and risk assessments , ensuring safe systems of work are followed. -Knowledge of the tunnelling industry and associated plant -Forklift or plant operation tickets (e.g. CPCS, NPORS). -Strong communication and leadership abilities. -Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics.

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About Joseph Gallagher Limited

-Over 40 years, it’s grown into the UK’s largest specialist tunnelling subcontractor. -Its portfolio features major infrastructure projects like Thames Tideway, Crossrail, HS2 and London Underground stations. -Services have diversified to include microtunnelling, HDD, pipe jacking, shaft sinking, basement underpinning and reinforced concrete works. -Unique milestones include aiding in the 1985 Isle of Wight rescue. -Growth through strategic acquisitions and establishing specialist divisions (e.g., NRC Plant, JTS) bolstered its equipment and technical capabilities. -It remains family‑led, with a second‑generation succession underway, combining entrepreneurial roots with modern infrastructure execution.

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