FM Conway is currently looking to recruit a Asphalt Plant Lead Fitter to join our Aggregates and Asphalt division. You will play a key role in ensuring all required maintenance duties are carried out efficiently, including preventative maintenance, attending to breakdowns, and executing mechanical repairs, fabrication, welding and maintaining high housekeeping standards. This is a permanent, full-time position based at our Heathrow Asphalt Plant.

The duties of the Asphalt Plant Lead Fitter will include:

• Ensuring that all aspects of the Asphalt and Mobile Plant maintenance are carried out in accordance with the requirements of all statutory legislation and the FM Conway Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality Policies
• Operating producing and reviewing, risk assessments, method statements, permits to work and procedures for maintenance tasks
• Ensuring that all plant and equipment is subject to planned preventative maintenance scheme and inspection
• Keeping the site in a safe worthy condition, in order to work safely, optimise plant availability and efficiency within operational budgets
• Operating in a collaborative manner with all operations personnel as required and encourage continuous improvement
• Travelling to and supporting other sites with maintenance in the event of breakdowns and or planned maintenance shutdowns

What skills and experience do you need?

To be considered for this role you must be a qualified Asphalt Plant Lead Fitter and have experience in Mechanical repair skills also burning, welding and fabrication skills will be needed.

What benefits will you receive?

As our Asphalt Plant Lead Fitter we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, contributory pension scheme, life assurance, healthcare, a company van, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines, and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.

A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Aggregate and Asphalt Division

FM Conway is a business of families with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. The heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.

Our Aggregate and Asphalt division manufactures a range of high-quality products that can be adapted to suit the specific needs of our customers. We recycle highways arisings at our unique static crushing, washing and grading plants. The Recycled Asphalt Product (RAP) is used in our local asphalt plants to supply construction sites across London and Southern England. You will be joining a thriving team who are committed to our vision and continued investment in our self-delivery model.

So, if you would like to Join our Family as our Asphalt Plant Lead Fitter then please click ‘apply’ today.

Closing Date: 18/10/2026

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.

We believe in people, not algorithms. That’s why every application is personally reviewed by a member of our Recruitment Team - never by AI.

We look forward to receiving your application!