Fitter (Plant)

Here at Banner, we operate a highly successful Plant Hire Business. Our fleet consists of exciting modern machines imperative to building today’s sleek skylines for construction, development and infrastructure sectors. We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Plant Fitter to join our team in Ossett.

The Role

In this role, you will be responsible for the preparation, repairing, installation and maintenance of light and heavy plant and equipment, so that they are safe, legal, compliant and in line with quality standards for hire.

This is a mobile position, and a company van will be provided to the successful candidate in order to attend site breakdowns. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all repairs, installation, preparation and maintenance of complex electrical wiring and circuitry within the fleet;
• Identify and diagnose any electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic issues;
• Undertake repairs in line with manufacturer warranty / guidelines and in line with levels of authority;
• Liaise with manufacturers and suppliers to ensure repairs, installation and maintenance is carried out in accordance with warranty / standard requirements;
• Utilise computer diagnostic equipment, manuals and technical drawings to aid the appropriate repair installation and maintenance needs;
• Conduct repairs using specially designed tools and machinery as required / outlined;
• Create and maintain a robust and transparent system and schedule to ensure equipment is regularly maintained in accordance with all legal and statutory requirements;
• Carry out routine inspections and maintenance in line with requirements / company policy / manufacturer recommendations;
• Provide detailed and accurate updates on any potential costs of repairs and maintenance;
• Ensure repair, servicing and maintenance is prioritised in accordance with the hire schedule; liaising with the Hire desk to co-ordinate customer needs;
• Ensure that all equipment is inspected pre and post hire and the necessary work is undertaken to repair and maintain the equipment for future hire;
• Support with on-site breakdown repairs and assist colleagues with general fault finding;
• Liaise with customers as required on all matters relating to repairs and installation;
• Complete all necessary documentation / input into relevant systems with updates such as safety checks, audits, inspections, risk assessments;
• Undertake spot checks and risk assessments and put corrective measures in place as required;
• Take stock of parts, complete stock audits, ensure stock levels are appropriate and place orders within authorised limits / escalate as required;
• Support the training and development of Workshop colleagues;
• Flag issues and risks to the Workshop Supervisor;
• Work in a clean, healthy and safe manner at all times, adhering to company policies and legislative requirements;
• Provide feedback and input for business improvements.

About You

The successful candidate will be proactive in identifying any electrical, electronic, mechanical, hyrdraulic or pneumatic issues. In addition, you will have excellent organisation skills and the ability to work under pressure, prioritise and solve problems.

We are passionate about our people, and we are committed to your career development with us. You will have full access to our learning and development team, and we encourage you to consider your own training desires and make suggestions. We pride ourselves on fully supporting you to undertake training and education to achieve your goals and objectives.

Our Offer

We believe that we have a competitive and progressive benefits package to help shape and support you both inside and outside of work:

• We pay you a competitive salary – we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and gender pay parity;
• We will provide you with access to electric and hybrid vehicle leasing through our salary sacrifice scheme;
• We share our financial success with our bonus scheme;
• We invest in your future with our pension plan provided by AVIVA;
• We protect your loved ones by providing a life assurance benefit based on multiples of salary;
• We support you when you might have health concerns for you or your family with our AVIVA Digital GP app;
• We will help you manage the balance of work and home with agile working (where possible) and flexibility to ensure that you can be there for those important life events;
• We give you 22 days of annual leave, with the ability to buy additional leave.
• We support a full business closure between Christmas and New Year, which does not require you to use your annual leave entitlement;
• We give you enhanced pay if you take leave due to becoming a parent however you become a parent;
• We support your career aspirations; we are committed to personal growth and internal talent development;
• We offer you access to our Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme, which includes access to e-bikes;
• We support you at times when you need external support with our Employee Assistance Programme.

About Us

Banner Plant is a long-established plant hire company offering a wide range of products and services for hire and sale. Our head office is in Dronfield, on the edge of Sheffield, with hire centres located in Dronfield (Sheffield), Chesterfield, Derby, Leeds, Leicester, Rotherham and Ossett.

We’re part of the Henry Boot Group of Companies. We’ve defined what makes working with us so special in our unique initiative, the ‘Henry Boot Way’. This influences our culture and how we do things and strengthens the relationship between employer and employee.

Equality and Diversity

Since 1886 our business has always put our people first, so we’re totally committed to offering an equal opportunity to every individual who joins us. 

The Henry Boot Group of Companies reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.