Lubrication Technician - Mechanical Craftsperson

Are you a passionate, dynamic, and experienced Lubrication Technician or have experience in condition monitoring systems; or are an experienced Maintenance Fitter/Technician looking for your next role?  

At Tarmac, ‘who you are’ matters.  We want to get to know you.  If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, collaborative in working well with others and ambitious to make things better, then have a read of what we have on offer. 

We are currently recruiting for a Lubrication Technician looking to join our fantastic team here at our Tunstead Quarry, close to Buxton in Derbyshire. The role is easily commutable from Buxton, Macclesfield, Stockport, Dronfield, Manchester, Sheffield, Chesterfield, Leek, Stoke-on-Trent and the surrounding areas.

We’re working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.
Main ResponsibilitiesReporting directly to the Maintenance Supervisor, you will play a key part as the Lubrication Technician in the drive for improved reliability and efficient plant operation through the effective monitoring of plant running and performance conditions to ensure any deterioration is identified and validated prior to failure at our Stone Quarry. This role requires you to be both site and office based, driving the maintenance strategy with colleagues, this therefore requires a high level of IT skills.

The main function of this role will be to monitor, collate, record and analyse specific engineering and process measures and conditions, prepare reports and generate work orders to prevent unplanned premature plant failures of our low and high speed drives and bearings. The role will ensure planned maintenance schedules, condition reviews and task frequencies are prioritised based.

Responsibilities for this role will include - not exhaustive):

Input and support to the continued development of business criticality and the continuous development of preventative maintenance schedules, FMEA’s and condition monitoring techniques to deliver the required level of plant reliability 
Conduct first level and specific inspections in a proactive manner against a defined schedule and ensure any measurement set points or defects identified are inputted into CMMS 
Contribute to the continuing development of condition-based monitoring initiatives and systems by being aware of industry developments in own area of focus
Develop required service level agreements and evaluate condition reports, prioritise resulting actions and create work orders to rectify defects back to standard
Carry out minor repairs within own capability and competence to support the continuous performance in your area of focus to drive the required levels of fixed asset reliability
Monitor and trend condition set points and plant condition, predict maintenance activities and provide reports for budget planning and to enable all repairs to be carried out in a planned and cost-effective manner
Maintain inspection records and trends and ensure plant technical manuals are kept up to date with relevant information
Attend daily performance meetings to identify any defective operational conditions (mechanical) that may affect production performance and feedback on raised defects status and monitoring result
Support and actively contribute to plant failure and RCA investigations

The fundamental in the role of Lubrication Technician is to be able to provide flexibility, knowledge and determination to drive the plant forward in its production.
The Ideal CandidateTo be successful in this role of Lubrication Technician, you as the ideal candidate you will also be able to demonstrate proven experience working within a mining, quarrying, Stone Processing, heavy industrial industry, or a similar environment with a strong engineering background. As well as being able to demonstrate Line management, leadership, and strong IT and communication skills.

Specific Requirements:

Desirable – Time served mechanical apprenticeship
Desirable – minimum ONC/HNC or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering
ESSENTIAL – experienced in a heavy engineering environment
ESSENTIAL – IT Literate, particularly SAP and Microsoft Office applications
NEBOSH and/or IOSH Managing Safely
Knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental standards and be able to demonstrate leadership in this field
Strong problem solving and trouble shooting skills
Be proactive by proposing technical improvements by learning lessons from previous experiences
Be able to show good report writing skills in a clear and concise way
Must have the ability to understand, collect, organise and analyse data to understand cause and effects relationship

Why UsIn addition to the role of Lubrication Technician we offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives, and benefits:

Bonus scheme 
Enhanced holiday entitlement 
Contributory pension scheme 
Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc. 
Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice 
Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks) we currently have nine communities inc. (REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & Carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female Voice, and Menopause
Training and development opportunities 

Interested? Why not click here to find out more?  Go on… are you ready to build your future?

Tarmac is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when this happens we sometimes bring the published closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

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