Fitter/Mechanic

Job Title: Workshop Fitter

Reports To: Contract Manager / Assistant

Location: Camden Contract

Date Created: 17th October 2019

Date Reviewed: 18 August 2021

To provide an effective day to day service, maintenance, and repair of contract plant and machinery. Working autonomously whilst managing and prioritising your workload; you will be responsible for the high-quality output of services in line with manufacturer and legislative specifications. To ensure all activities are undertaken in full accordance with prevailing Health & Safety guidelines. The fitter will also be required to carry out machinery-specific inductions for fellow colleagues to ensure competence.

Customer/Client Care

• To create a positive impression with our customers and work to exceed their expectations
• Presenting a polite and responsible attitude at all times
• To make yourself available to attend contract meetings as and when required

Administration

• Assist line manager to maintain machinery asset register and assigning new equipment with Company asset numbers as required
• To maintain accurate machinery service and repair records for audit
• To be responsible for raising orders and procuring cost-effective solutions within the budgeted guidelines
• Program a routine maintenance program for machines and to follow accordingly

Corporate Image

• To promote and wear the correct corporate clothing
• Ensuring that workforce areas are professionally presented, cleaned and kept clean and tidy
• To understand what the services of the company and promote wherever possible

Internal

Personal Effectiveness

• To act in a professional and confident manner, to accept responsibility, to work effectively to achieve results and to set an example
• To plan and organise your own workload efficiently and to respond positively when under pressure and when confronted with problems

Communication

• To communicate effectively, to keep managers informed, and to listen and ask questions to ensure understanding
• Documentation to be filled in and returned to line manager for reviewing

Planning and Organisation

• To be efficient and organised, working to company systems, e.g. timesheets, works control tick sheets, etc to ensure that contractual performance obligations are met

Health and Safety

• To ensure all maintenance is undertaken in full accordance with prevailing Health & Safety guidelines and to manufacturers specifications
• Help to promote a high level of Health & Safety awareness across the contract
• Ensure work area is compliant with all Health & Safety regulations and follow Company standards/procedures
• To elevate any safety-related operator issues to management with specific recommendations
• To carry-out routine site audits
• To read, understand and work to the company’s Health & Safety Policy and use correct PPE: high-viz vest, ear defenders, gloves etc. at all times

• To ensure that any plant/equipment is used safely and only after suitable training has been given
• A requirement of this role may be to travel to other company contracts in order to carry out further machinery inductions
• To understand and work to risk assessments and COSHH assessments and to report accidents and near misses as and when required

Company Systems

• To be efficient and organised, working to company systems: e.g. job tick sheets, time sheets, weekly vehicle inspection sheets
• To keep accurate records of the works completed by your team and report back to your line manager / Supervisor

Learning

Training

• To be suitably trained/qualified for all work tasks undertaken, taking training opportunities where relevant and suggesting of courses that may be beneficial to you and your team
• To make yourself available to attend training courses set up by senior management that could enhance the service we deliver to the client

Innovation

• To identify opportunities and suggest alternative, better, more effective ways of doing things
• To integrate a greener and more environmental policy for the contract
• To make good use of the opportunity to discuss your work and review your job specification and to take an active part in planning changes and improvements as appropriate

Financial

Cost Control

• To act to help the company control costs and avoid wastage wherever possible
• To inform line manager of any abuse to plant and machinery that has taken place

Care of Machinery

• To understand the correct machinery items for the job and to understand the maintenance requirements of machinery
• Ensure appropriate checks and records are kept

Productivity

• To utilise best, most economic and effective work practices
• To take responsibility as part of the team for delivering a quality service
• To show initiative and make suggestions for improvements that may lead to increased productivity

Security

• To show a rigorous concern for the security of company buildings, vehicles, machinery and materials

• Effective maintenance of the contract’s assets
• Effective communication with your fellow colleagues and managers
• Effective implementation of all Company policies and procedures

Management have the right to change job descriptions in line with business need. This description is not exhaustive.