Plant Fitter (Part Time)

The Role - Plant Fitter (Part Time)

Location: Edinburgh 

Job Description

Do you want to work for a business which puts safety and compliance at the forefront of everything? Would you like to be part of a team who never settle and are always aiming higher, who value each other’s contributions and who always strive to deliver that local service whilst part of a national business? If the answer is yes, then we may have the position for you. 

We are now recruiting for a Plant Fitter to join our HGV workshop operation based from our Head Office in Dalkeith. We maintain our own varied fleet of HGV vehicles including Tippers, Skips, Hooks, Artics, trailers, Bin Lorries and Road Sweepers, as well as plant machinery including 360 excavators, Loading shovels, Forklifts, Power screens, Crusher, Trommels, Conveyers, Doppstadt etc; which are essential in our day to day delivery of services that we provide to the Construction and Waste Industries. Occasional working at our other sites including Glasgow, Dundee and Newcastle is to be expected.

Although we expect the successful candidate to be able to offer occasional support in the daily operations of all above outlines vehicles and machinery, their main duties will fall in line with volumetric mixers, road sweepers and various plant machinery.

The role available is a part-time position 3 days a week, working approx. 24 hours per week on day shifts. Overtime with an expectation of working every second Saturday where the business requires will also be available at the rate outlined below. A competitive rate of pay will be offered for the right candidate based on experience.

Job Activities: 

• Servicing & Maintaining Plant

• Managing plant defects

• Making up Hydraulic hoses

• General welding where required

What’s included  

• Great rate of pay 
• 28 days minimum paid holidays  (pro rata)
• Pension contributions  
• Death In Service scheme  
• Free flu jabs  
• Complimentary tea & coffee in the staff canteen  
• Free on-site parking  
• Mental Health and First Aid Support  
• Dedicated Employee Engagement and Wellbeing support  
• Grear Christmas Night out  
• Last but not least: Great company culture!  

The company  

The NWH Group is a second-generation family business headquartered in Midlothian. Servicing the whole of Scotland and the north east of England from ten sites, the NWH Group’s vision is to eliminate waste by transforming it into a valuable product.  

On this journey to eliminate waste we provide waste collection services to the Commercial & Industrial, Office, Leisure & Retail and Construction industries. Collecting waste with our fleet of Trade Refuse, Skip, Tipper, Grab and Walking Floor articulated vehicles, we transport materials to our material recycling facilities where we produce and recover valuable products such as metals, cardboard, paper, washed sands, biomass for energy and animal bedding.  

 Come as You Are  

The NWH Group is an equal opportunities employer. We value people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances. All employees are covered by this policy and it applies to all areas of employment including recruitment, selection, training,  

deployment, career development, and promotion. These areas are monitored, and policies and practices are amended if necessary to ensure that no unfair or unlawful discrimination, intentional, unintentional, direct or indirect, overt or latent exists.  

To apply for this position, please apply on this page, send a CV to careers@nwhgroup.co.uk 

or call 0333 320 4000