Plant Service Controller

A leading construction company require an experienced Plant Service Controller to join them at this exciting time of growth. Duties include: · Responding to sites reporting plant breakdowns ensuring the fault is solved as quickly as possible with the least amount of machine down time to ensure site productivity. · Consulting with site foremen / supervisors to arrange machine servicing at a convenient time for them, whilst keeping within manufactures servicing guidelines. · Ordering replacement parts, service maintenance kits and oils. · Communicating with the hire desk to ensure they are aware of any machines that cannot be repaired in a reasonable period. · Consult with machine manufacturers to ensure that machines are repaired under warranty. · Managing calls reporting tyre punctures or burst hydraulic hoses and ensure the repair companies attend as quickly as possible. · Check the plant mechanics worksheets to assess which jobs are deemed as site damage and ensure the sites are then charged for all damage related repairs. · Ensure all equipment which requires compliance under LOLER legislation has twelve monthly safety inspections conducted under Loler regulations. · Ensuring equipment is checked on a regular basis to ensure compliance with PUWER legislation · Ensuring equipment is checked between hires. · Maintain standards of safety and comply with Company’s Health, Safety & Environment Management System requirements. · Ensure all engineers are provided with risk assessments and method statements and are instructed that they are to be followed for all activities · Make sure suitable PPE is worn by all engineers during all work tasks both on site and in the yard as per the controls in the risk assessments. · Raise any concerns related to H&S to the site management and your line manager. · Ensuring that the fleet is operating in accordance with legislation and regulations and is in a safe and efficient working condition. · Ensure all our own personnel and our suppliers are compliant with our health and safety policies, procedures, risk assessments and method statements · Ensure that a planned preventative maintenance schedule is established that periodic tests, inspections, and maintenance is completed in accordance with LOLER and PUWER regulations. Ensure that any defects notified are rectified in a timely manner and equipment is taken out of service where any defects are reported which impact on the safe use of the equipment. Qualifications/Experience: · Demonstrable experience of managing and maintaining a fleet of construction machinery · Ability to add value, reduce costs and make business improvements · Good knowledge and technical understanding of plant machinery manufacturers · Experience with using a service reporting system to log breakdowns / job sheets · Ideally from a plant hire background with a broad knowledge of plant equipment