FM Conway Ltd
Lead Plant Fitter
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FM Conway is currently seeking an experienced Lead Plant Fitter
FM Conway is currently seeking an experienced Lead Plant Fitter to join our Aggregate and Asphalt division and play a key role in launching our brand-new asphalt manufacturing plant in Wellingborough. This is a full-time, permanent position with training, development, and long-term career progression.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled fitter or maintenance engineer looking to step into a leadership role within a well-established infrastructure business. You will lead mechanical maintenance activities to maximise plant uptime, reliability, and production efficiency, while maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, and compliance.
Be Part of Something New
With over 15 years’ experience producing high-quality asphalt, FM Conway operates seven successful asphalt plants across the South of England and is now expanding into the Midlands with our eighth site in Wellingborough. The successful Lead Fitter will join a brand-new team and will be crucial to setting up the new plant, helping to establish engineering standards, site performance, and operational success from the very beginning.
Joining ahead of the plant opening in 2027, you will initially work across our existing Southeast sites, receiving full training and structured induction support to understand our operations, systems, and engineering standards.
By the time the new plant opens, you will be fully prepared to lead from day one and play a major role in establishing a successful new production site.
Duties of the Role
- Leading maintenance activities to maximise plant uptime and efficiency
- Planning and delivering preventative, reactive, and predictive maintenance
- Supervising and supporting the engineering team and contractors on site
- Carrying out fault finding, repairs, and installation work across plant equipment
- Ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards, including LOTOTO procedures
- Managing maintenance records, inspections, and supporting CMMS systems
- Liaising with site teams to prioritise and deliver engineering requirements
- Mentoring and developing apprentices and wider team members
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What Skills and Experience Do You Need?
We are looking for an experienced engineer with a background in asphalt, aggregates, or a similar heavy industrial environment. You will have strong mechanical and electrical maintenance skills, good fault-finding ability, and a solid understanding of health and safety practices. Previous experience leading or supervising a team is essential, along with a proactive and organised approach. A relevant engineering qualification and full UK driving licence are required.
What Benefits Will You Receive?
As our Lead Plant Fitter, we offer a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, company pension, healthcare, opportunities for internal and external training, and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We also provide a range of health and wellbeing benefits including 24-hour advice lines and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.
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A Brief Introduction to FM Conway and our Aggregate and Asphalt Division
FM Conway is a business of families with over 60 years’ experience in creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values of Care, Innovation, Integrity, and Excellence. The heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its people.
Our Aggregate and Asphalt division manufactures high-quality materials to support construction projects across London and the South East. Through recycling and innovation, we continue to invest in our self-delivery model. You will be joining a forward-thinking team committed to continuous improvement and operational excellence.
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If you would like to join our family as our Lead Plant Fitter at our new Wellingborough site, please click ‘apply’ today.
Closing Date: 31/08/2026
FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life. EDI-Strategy
At our heart we are a business that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.
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