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MB995: Mobile Heavy Plant Engineer
Location: Oldham
Salary: £42,000 - £51,000 DOE + Overtime
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 7.30am till 5pm
Company Benefits: Company van (plus fuel card), Company Pension, Company Benefits Scheme, Long Service Rewards, Full PPE, In house manufacturers training

Overview:

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic business who are looking to recruit a Mobile Heavy Plant Engineer on a permanent basis due to growth located at their Oldham location.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Performance servicing, maintenance on plant in the workshop & yard as required.
Assist workshop staff with preventative maintenance and servicing for all cranes and plant.
Be lead engineer for the rigging/derigging of hydraulic lattice and telescopic cranes across the UK.
Assist workshop staff to ensure duties are being carried out efficiently and accurately.
Accurately maintain service records for each asset detailing all faults, repairs, service dates etc
Maintain high standards of health & safety at all times.
Be flexible to work away from home with occasional extended hours to assist with rigging/derigging, this may involve occasional weekend working.
Secure necessary materials and parts for the work in good time, ordering/ chasing from suppliers if necessary.
Provide technical advice to ensure shortest possible downtime for vehicles.
Continually seek to improve the way in which the role operates within the business to achieve its objectives.
Undertake other duties that management may reasonably request.

Skills and Qualifications:

Previous experience maintaining, diagnosing, and repairing faults with mechanical & hydraulic machinery.
Knowledge of the assembly & disassembly of machinery, plant and/or equipment.
Ability to diagnose common errors/faults with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic issues on mobile cranes, crawler cranes.
Ability to carry out repairs on mechanic, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic faults.
Should be able to work on own initiative
Team player
Passionate and enthusiastic
Willingness to learn
Self-motivated

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