Fitter – Energy from Waste Servicing

Astute Technical

  • United Kingdom
  • £40,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 30 days ago
Astute’s Power team is partnering with a leading Servicing Company to recruit a Fitter for its UK servicing team.The Fitter role comes with a starting salary of up to £40,000 + private medical + other benefits.If you’re a Fitter who is open to a role involving travelling with experience on heavy industrial sites and are looking for work then submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and dutiesReporting directly to the Site Supervisor you will be responsible for:
  • Consults blueprints and sketches in order to execute jobs and tasks to specification
  • Assesses equipment, structures, materials, and job specifications for appropriate welding positions and methods
  • Maintains a thorough knowledge of universal standards and specifications in order to meet comply with codes of practice or legal requirements.
  • Develops working knowledge of methods used for fitting & welding a variety of materials and components
  • Operates specialised machinery for fabrication and industrial welding or supervises robots that do the same
  • Trims metal components using heat, fire, and electricity
  • Takes apart and disposes of large metal objects like boilers, furnace grates, Feed Hoppers, Ash Extraction Systems and other structures
  • Monitors work environment for hazards and maintains healthy ventilation levels to avoid particle or gas inhalation
  • Demonstrates commitment to HSEQ. Actively encourages and leads others to implement and comply with project HSEQ requirements
  • Ensures that all relevant HSEQ requirements are incorporated into area of responsibility and that, in consultation with site management and HSE team, HSE hazards are eliminated or mitigated to the extent practicable
  • Ensures that risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) are reviewed with regards to HSE requirements and that work is carried out in accordance with the RAMS
Professional qualificationsWe are looking for someone with the following:
  • Level 3 qualification in relevant engineering discipline
  • Has experience welding in confined spaces.
  • Experience with Boiler Pressure Parts and associated legislation incl. 2014/29/EC, Simple Pressure Vessel Directive 2009/105/EC and Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC, 2014/68/EC
  • Knowledge of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, ATEX 95 Equipment Directive 94/9EC, 2014/34/EC and ATEX 137 Workplace Directive 1999/92/EC
Personal skillsThe Fitter role would suit someone who is:
  • Able to travel to sites across the UK
  • Highly motivated with strong attention to detail
  • Able to deliver lessons learned to benefit future projects
Salary and benefits of the Fitter role
  • Up to £40,000
  • Private medical + bonus
  • Progression opportunities

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