Mechanical Fitter

ZipRecruiter; Knaresborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking skilled Mechanical Fitters to join a dedicated maintenance team at a Waste Treatment plant. In this critical role, you will support the maintenance of mechanical systems, ensuring optimal performance and safety standards. Your expertise will be essential in rectifying issues with various mechanical assets, conducting preventative maintenance, and participating in planned outages. This position offers a dynamic work environment with varied hours, allowing you to make a significant impact on operational efficiency. If you are passionate about mechanical systems and thrive in a hands-on role, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Time served with a Mechanical Technical Apprenticeship is essential.
• Experience in maintenance engineering and fault finding is required.

Responsibilities

• Rectify problems on mechanical assets like pumps and conveyors.
• Assist with planned outages and maintain safety standards.

Skills

Mechanical Systems Knowledge

Fault Finding

Communication Skills

Planned Preventative Maintenance

Fabrication

Reading Mechanical Drawings

Education

Mechanical Technical Apprenticeship

Level 3 NVQ3/ BTEC

CSE/GCSE equivalent

Tools

CMMS System

Workshop Machinery

Job description

Job Description

We are urgently looking for Mechanical Fitters to join our client at the Waste Treatment plant near Knaresborough. The mechanical fitter will support the mechanical maintenance team and the lead mechanical engineer in maintaining all aspects of mechanical plant, services, and equipment. As a mechanical fitter you will assist with planned preventative maintenance tasks, rectifying problems on mechanical assets and in the effective delivery of the planned outages whilst upholding the highest standard of health, safety, and quality.

The working hours for this role are as follows:

1. Week 1: 8am - 4pm Monday to Friday
2. Week 2: 10pm - 6am Monday - Friday

Key responsibilities

• Rectify problems on mechanical assets such as conveyor belts, pumps, gearboxes, valves and cranes
• Carry out Fabrication work and general workshop duties.
• Be responsible for PPM and Reactive maintenance work, ensuring the highest standards are set and maintained.
• Assist with and actively participate in planned outages.
• Operate Workshop machinery, fabrication, and refurbishment.
• Communicate problems and concerns promptly through line management ensuring quick resolution.
• Assist in delivering Maintenance Team KPIs.
• Effectively use the site CMMS system.
• Participate in team briefings and toolbox talks.
• Ensure full compliance with appropriate Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards, policies, and procedures.
• Work safely and efficiently to the site safety rules, under a safe system of work.
• Report any accidents, incidents and near misses.

The Person

Qualifications

• Time Served
• Mechanical Technical Apprenticeship
• Level 3 NVQ3/ BTEC
• Maintenance Engineering
• CSE/GCSE equivalent
• IOSH Managing Safely - Desirable

Skills/Experience

• Proven knowledge/experience working on the following aspects of mechanical systems:
• Conveyor belts.
• Valves.
• Gearboxes.
• Hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Fabrication.
• Ability to read and work from mechanical drawings/documents.
• Experience/knowledge of safe systems of work including permit to work, method statements and risk assessments.
• Ability to carry out planned preventative maintenance tasks.
• Ability fault-find and repair mechanical assets.
• Good communication.
• Experience writing Risk Assessments and Method Statements.