Apprentice Plant Fitter
The Role:
The Apprentice Plant Fitter role is responsible for the service, repair and maintenance of company assets. Working with the Plant Fitter team to prepare equipment ready for hire following orders received.
Key Responsibilities:
Learning and development
- Working towards the relevant NVQ qualification and other pertinent certification in Plant Maintenance, whilst acquiring new skills in the workplace through on the job training.
- Developing competence in the maintenance and repair of all mechanical aspects of the plant and ancillary equipment within the depot.
- Attendance at any additional training in other disciplines to further develop and complement a full skills set required for the role.
- Time will be split between Plant and tunnelling departments to gain further knowledge on some of our specialist assets.
Service & Maintenance
- Assembling / dismantling / checking / repairing and modifying mechanical assemblies and equipment, to ensure compliance with the relevant standards / specifications.
- Preparing company assets to the standards set out by the company and its clients.
- Raise workshop jobs in the system detailing hours and parts used for all service, detailing all maintenance and repair work completed.
- Document work completed on system generated service checklists and hand in for scanning into the relevant system/s.
- Request parts for workshop jobs to be ordered using the workshop module in the system.
- Ensure damage repairs are processed correctly in the system, where applicable, supplying the supporting information and photographs.
- Request purchase orders to be raised for parts for stock and suggest stock holding requirements to management.
Health and Safety
- Complete tasks in accordance with depot risk assessments and method statements, notify the Team Leader of any potential noncompliance.
- Report all accidents and near misses using the correct methods.
- Ensure the correct PPE is used at all times.
- Maintain excellent levels of housekeeping, ensure areas are free from waste and trip hazards.
Quality
- Ensure work is carried out in accordance with company processes and policies.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by providing suggestions and feedback to Management.
- Work to agreed timescales updating the Team Leader where required. Maintain good communication with Team Leaders and Management at all times.
Key measures & targets:
- Development of knowledge and understanding of equipment service, repair and ongoing maintenance.
Key relationships:
- Plant Fitters
- Team Leaders
- Operations Managers
Person Specification:
The successful candidate is likely to meet all of the following criteria:
Essential
- Experience of electrical fault-finding, hydraulics and general service and maintenance
- Motivated to ensure all maintenance is carried out to a high standard
- Ability to work as part of a team but also on own initiative when required
Desirable
- NVQ/City & Guilds or equivalent in plant maintenance would be beneficial
- CSCS card is desirable
About BCS Group:
BCS Group, a subsidiary of Barhale Holdings Plc, is a privately owned company. We are a leading supplier of safety and construction products based in the Midlands. We pride ourselves on providing a first-class service to all our customers, ensuring the right product or solution is delivered to the right location on time. With over 5,000 items within our core range, BCS Group can fulfil any order and ensure it is delivered directly via our dedicated transport fleet or those of our partners.
Manufacturing: Our capabilities include standard and bespoke signage, labels, temporary and permanent road traffic signs and bespoke steel fabrication/installation which includes footbridges, walkways, flooring, guardrails, ladders and tunnelling products.
Extensive Stock Range: Distributor of leading industry brands in PPE & clothing, traffic management, safety & lifting and site equipment products. These include Bollé, Pulsar, Globus, Rock Fall, Progarm, Portwest, Melba Swintex, Oxford Plastics, JSP, Nissen, Carters, Orafol, Crowcon, Radiodetection, Dräger, Ridgegear, and Plant Nappy.
Safety Equipment Servicing: Specialist safety & lifting repair, calibration and inspection since 1999. We have our own purpose-built maintenance and calibration facility for gas detection, cable avoidance, breathing apparatus and lifting equipment which along with our fully equipped mobile calibration unit is where all maintenance and repairs are carried out. Our staff are trained and fully qualified in the maintenance, calibration and inspection of a full range of specialist safety & lifting equipment.
Our People: With a direct workforce philosophy, the company culture is driven by our core values, which describe how we act day-to-day. We ensure all your needs are met through our national call centre and dedicated account management.
Triple Accreditation: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 50001:2011 standards, which means our customers can have complete confidence that we have an ongoing commitment to be a safe, efficient and responsible partner.
Caring and investing in you
As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.
From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by.
- Competitive salary
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical
- 25 days annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
- 8 hours volunteering
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological, and financial well-being.
- Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
- Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
- Leadership & management training and coaching
- Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression.
- Development supported by internal and externally delivered training.
- Continuous service awards
