Mechanical Fitter

Are you a Maintenance Fitter with experience working on plant, forklift trucks or heavy mechanical equipment?

Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.

We're recruiting for a Plant Maintenance Fitter to join a busy industrial operation, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across a range of mobile and fixed plant equipment.

This would suit someone from a plant, FLT, recycling, quarrying, manufacturing, agricultural or heavy engineering background who is comfortable getting hands-on with mechanical repairs, servicing and basic fabrication.

The Role

You'll be responsible for keeping plant and equipment safe, reliable and operational.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planned preventative maintenance and servicing
• Reactive mechanical breakdowns and repairs
• Maintenance of forklifts, mobile plant and site equipment
• Fault finding on hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Working on bearings, gearboxes, chains, belts and drive systems
• Basic welding and fabrication
• Repairing guards, brackets, frames and other mechanical components
• Carrying out inspections and identifying potential failures
• Supporting equipment improvements and modifications
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records
• Working safely in line with site procedures

About You

We're keen to speak with Maintenance Fitters, Plant Fitters, FLT Engineers or Mechanical Engineers with experience in environments such as:

• Forklift truck maintenance
• Mobile or heavy plant
• Recycling and waste
• Quarrying or aggregates
• Manufacturing
• Warehousing and logistics
• Agricultural machinery
• Heavy engineering

You'll ideally have experience with:

• Mechanical fault finding
• Hydraulics and pneumatics
• Engines and drive systems
• Bearings, gearboxes and conveyors
• Forklift trucks or mobile plant
• Planned and reactive maintenance
• Basic welding and fabrication
• Reading mechanical drawings

Qualifications

Ideally you'll hold one of the following:

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering / Maintenance
• City & Guilds
• Plant Maintenance qualification
• Time-served Apprenticeship
• Equivalent mechanical engineering qualification

Strong practical experience will also be considered. xwzovoh

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday
• 5% employer matched pension
• Enhanced family leave
• Private healthcare benefits
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee discounts
• Ongoing training and development
• Long-term career progression

If you're a hands-on Maintenance Fitter who enjoys working on plant, FLTs and heavy mechanical equipment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Adam Hickman at Apex Appoint for a confidential discussion.