Mobile Plant Fitter

ao.com; Telford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job description

At AO Recycling, we are committed to extracting as much value as possible from the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) that is thrown away by UK households every year. We are growing rapidly and so with that, opportunities to develop and try new approaches become aplenty. If you are an energetic, hands on, innovative and professional, this is the environment for you.

Our fridge recycling plant is one of the most efficient and advanced in the UK and it sets a new standard in recovering metals, plastics, and gases. We use cross‑flow shredders to dismantle fridges, whilst safely extracting and treating the flammable gasses and CFCs through our cryo‑condap solvent recovery plant. Ferrous and non‑ferrous metals are recovered as well as plastics, and polyurethane foam. The whole process is fully automated and done using a series of screens, magnetic separators, and air classifiers. The plant produces high‑quality recycled products and complies with the highest European environmental standards.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mobile Plant Fitter that predominately carries out repairs and maintenance to our fleet of 36 forklift trucks in Telford. This role also provides welding and fabrication services, and general maintenance to an array of waste recycling machines.

The successful candidate will work on a 4 on 4 off shift pattern on days and nights.

Responsibilities

• Carry out repair and maintenance on mobile plant and site infrastructure, including mechanical engineering, fabrication and welding tasks, as planned or directed by site management.
• Plan and deliver corrective and reactive work, ensuring tools, parts and materials are available, minimising production downtime, upholding the highest safety standards, and maintaining tidy work areas with a ‘clean as you go’ approach.
• Ensure welding, fabrication or other service equipment is in good working order and serviced as required, and understand all hot‑work activities and welding accessories.
• Improve and modify plant and equipment on site to maximise availability and performance while meeting production demands.
• Complete dynamic risk assessments to ensure safe working practices are upheld and risk is reduced.
• Maintain stock control and shift paperwork to the highest standard, including condition reports and other documentation as defined by the maintenance strategy.
• Assess malfunctioning equipment and provide advice to the site management team to support decision‑making.
• Carry out engineering project work and assist with new installations or refurbishments to ensure high‑quality, reliable operational performance.
• Update and administer the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) while completing Planned Maintenance inspections in line with the site maintenance plan.
• Contribute to problem‑solving workshops, providing engineering expertise to identify root causes of failures and subsequent improvement actions.
• Attend daily operational review meetings, providing updates on Planned Maintenance compliance, live defects, and ongoing improvement plans.

Qualifications

• Experienced and qualified engineer with mobile plant repairs, welding, fabrication and mechanical bias.
• Ability to provide solutions to real‑time problems from concept, build to installation.
• High attention to detail and high standards of work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organised and able to plan and prioritise workloads.
• Understanding of safe systems of work, including plant isolations and safety systems.
• Computer literate and familiar with Microsoft Office systems.
• Knowledge of CMMS systems.
• Driven, self‑motivated and able to work on own initiative or as part of a team.

Benefits

• 21 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays.
• Pension: contribute 5 % of your annual salary and we match the same.
• VIP access to the AO Arena, including free tickets and pre‑sale access.
• Health & wellbeing: discounted gym membership and access to virtual GP, mental health support and more through the Help @ Hand scheme.
• Exclusive discounts across our product range.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave.
• Two fully paid days a year to donate time to any charity of your choice.
• Free Food Thursday – last Thursday of every month lunch is on us.

Job Title: Mobile Plant Fitter

Location: Telford - Halesfield

We truly believe it’s more than just a job; we genuinely care about each other and our impact on making our customers’ lives easier. Everyone here knows how their role makes a difference. Our people are our superpower, so when finding new AOers, we focus on more than just a CV, we focus on what makes you, you.

We believe the people we employ should reflect the diversity of our customer base; that way we can communicate in a way that recognises all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, genders, ages, religions, abilities and sexual orientations. We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and supportive for all.