Group Engineering Manager
CurrentFairfax Plant Hire Ltd has an aim to be your first choice for tool hire and plant hire. They are an independent business based in Hemingbrough and Selby, close to the motorway network (M62, M18, M1, and A1M) and major Yorkshire cities. And in the process of open another site in Leeds and another in Selby.Fairfax Plant Hire offer one of the largest ranges of Operated and Self Drive Plant in the North of England, we can supply all major Yorkshire cities and Construction sites throughout North, South, East and West Yorkshire.We always offer our best service at competitive prices.We have unrivalled expertise in meeting our customer's demands. • Group Engineering Manager who is responsible for 5 apprentices, 6 mobile fitters, 3 supervisors, 20 workshop fitters and 4 yard operators.• Also responsible for the MOT, Service, repairs, insurance and running day to day of over 35 cars, 18 vans, 22 Trucks and 3 trailers. • Responsible for onsite and offsite Health and Safety for all maintenance repair work carried out on plant machinery.• Responsible for all training of fitters, operators and stores personnel. • Introduced 7 new fitters vans and racking out to a cost of £82500.• Introduced 2 new Volvo 44t HGV and stickering and attachments to a cost of £243000• Introduced 5 new vans for deliveries and collections with stickers and attachments to a cost £124000.• Introduces 3 new 7.5t Lorries and stickering up for collections and deliveries at a cost of £92000.• Contract negotiations with major suppliers on new machine plant from Volvo, Kubota, Case and CAT.• Writing up and pushing towards ISO 9001 and 18001, looking to achieve the standard in mid 2017.• Creating training packages for class room lessons on hydraulics, electrical fault finding on 12 and 24v, basic mechanical skills and welding/fabrication.• Responsible for all LEV, LOLER, PSSR, COSHH, HASAW, PUWER, MSDS, COSHH, Permit to Work Systems.