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Construction Plant Fitter

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    HARRINGTON CONCRETE AND QUARRIES UNLIMITED COMPANY
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    Ref: #JOB-2397396
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    HARRINGTON, Cloghvoley, Kilkelly, Co. Mayo, F35 Y184
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    No of positions: 1
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    Paid Position
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    40 hours per week
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    Competitive
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    Published On: 22 Sep 2025
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    Closing On: 20 Oct 2025

In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid employment permit. Please review the Eligibility and requirements for an employment permit if you are unsure of your eligibility to apply for this vacancy. 


Key Objective:

The successful candidate will have full responsibility of routine maintenance and servicing of plant equipment and machinery in an efficient and safety driven manner.

 Principal Duties:

Routine maintenance and servicing of plant equipment and machinery
Development and implementation of plant wide preventative maintenance programme.
Diagnosing Breakdowns.
Check sheets, etc to be completed using our Flex central management system (full training provided)
Consulting with external contractors to schedule work on site and ensuring that all such work is fully approved in advance and completed to the required standards.
Scheduling periodic testing of safety equipment and maintaining records of same through our maintenance platform
Recycling/Re-using parts/materials, where possible.
Demonstrate a lead by example approach to all aspects of Health & Safety, be fully compliant with Company Health & Safety: policies, procedures, systems, and rules, report all hazards and incidents and ensure that you always work safely.
 

Knowledge / Skills/ Experience 

Able to effectively communicate clearly with operatives and managers to fault diagnose.
Able to update self-knowledge by training as required and be health & safety aware.
Good knowledge of welding and gas cutting equipment.
Good knowledge of the following equipment is required:
Crushers
Screeners
Static plants including wash plants and ready-mix concrete plants.
Excavators
Loading shovels
Road making equipment, pavers, rollers, milling machines etc.
Experience of electrically powered machinery and an appreciation of hydraulics, air, and electrically driven control systems.
Good knowledge of welding and gas cutting equipment
Ability to use all hand tools associated with this industry.
Full clean driver’s license (class c is an advantage).
Able to communicate and be fluent in English (written and spoken)
Ability to work on own initiative or with a team and to strict deadlines.
Flexible and adaptable.
The successful candidate should have a proven background within the heavy plant industry with a minimum of 3 years post apprenticeship experience.
A significant amount of suitable working experience is more important than qualifications and recent heavy plant experience within this field is A MUST.
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Career Level

  • Experienced [Non-Managerial]

Candidate Requirements

Essential Desirable

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