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Permit to work Issuer

Job Posted: 18 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Contract
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Expire in: 9 days

Job Description

Permit to Work Authoriser - 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract

📍 Sheffield | 💷 £35,000 | 🕒 Monday-Friday | 07:45-16:00

Join one of the UK's most respected heavy engineering manufacturers.

Shillito Group is recruiting on behalf of an international manufacturing business for an experienced Permit Issuer to join their Engineering team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with Permit to Work (PTW) experience to play a key role in ensuring the safe delivery of maintenance activities and engineering projects across a complex, safety-critical manufacturing environment.

If you have a strong understanding of health & safety, isolations, RAMS and permit coordination, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

As Permit Issuer, you'll be responsible for authorising, coordinating and controlling Permit to Work activities across the Machine Shops, Work Rolls and Forge areas. You'll work closely with Engineering, Production and Project teams to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently and in line with company procedures.

No two days will be the same, and you'll become a vital part of maintaining safe operations across one of the UK's leading engineering facilities.

Key Responsibilities

Authorise, issue and manage Permit to Work documentation for maintenance and project activities.
Control equipment isolations and coordinate simultaneous permitted works.
Ensure RAMS, atmospheric testing and rescue arrangements are in place before work begins.
Monitor active work sites to ensure compliance with permit conditions.
Maintain and audit the live Permit to Work system, ensuring permits are correctly closed, renewed or cancelled.
Coordinate with Engineering, Production and Project teams to plan safe execution of work.
Support engineering activities through spares procurement, receipting and inventory management.
Lead permit coordination meetings and provide guidance and mentoring to colleagues where required.

About You

You'll have experience working within a heavy industrial, manufacturing or engineering environment and be confident managing Permit to Work systems in safety-critical operations.

Essential

Permit to Work trained with practical Permit to Work experience.
Strong understanding of health & safety legislation and safe systems of work.
Experience reviewing RAMS, confined space controls and atmospheric testing requirements.
Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
Excellent communication and organisational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple activities.

Desirable

Engineering apprenticeship or engineering background.
NEBOSH General Certificate or IOSH Managing Safely.
Experience within steel manufacturing, heavy engineering or similar industrial environments.

What's on Offer?

£35,000 salary
12-month fixed-term contract
Monday-Friday working hours (07:45-16:00)
Opportunity to work for one of the UK's leading engineering manufacturers
Be part of a highly skilled team delivering critical maintenance and engineering projects
A varied and rewarding role where safety is at the heart of everything you do

Apply Today

If you're an experienced Permit Issuer looking for your next opportunity within a world-class engineering environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today by sending your CV to Shillito Group.

Please include your current notice period and any relevant qualifications with your application.

Interviews will be arranged as suitable applications are received, so early applications are encouraged.

Shillito Group is a specialist recruitment and executive search partner, working with ambitious businesses to secure high-impact talent across commercial and engineering markets. Our reputation is built on deep expertise, trusted relationships and delivering results that go beyond the brief

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