Overview
Harrington Group are now recruiting for a Construction Plant Fitter professional to join our team in our Kilkelly Quarry. The company has been operating for over 50 years in the Construction Section.
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:
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o Crushers
o Screeners
o Static plants including wash plants and ready-mix concrete plants.
o Excavators
o Loading shovels
o 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.
What You Get
The benefits on offer for this position are as follows:
* Competitive hourly rate
* Overtime Pay
* Twenty-one Days Annual Leave
* Statutory Sick Leave
* Contributory Pension Scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Further education/training and development support
Working Days
Monday to Friday (Occasional Saturday work - 8am to 1pm).
Working Hours
40 hrs + per week
Hourly Rate
Not Disclosed
Closing Date for Applicants
31st October 2025
Applications
Please e-mail your CV & Cover letter with a copy of your valid and relevant qualifications to
Please only apply to this role if you are both currently based in and legally eligible to work in Ireland. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
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