Fitter

MARCH; Falmouth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Wellbeing and benefits

Career development

Job summary

MARCH is seeking a skilled Fitter to join our team in Falmouth for essential infrastructure projects in water and wastewater. You will support installation, maintenance, and commissioning of industrial equipment on-site across Devon and Cornwall.

Reporting to the Project Manager/Engineer, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary site crew, ensuring quality, safety and timely delivery while updating drawings and documentation as-built.

Qualifications

• Providing support to other trades as and when required.
• CSCS card
• Experience within the water or wastewater industry
• Confined Space Training
• Relevant trade qualification (ONC/NVQ or equivalent)
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Ability to organise workload and work proactively
• EUSR (Clean Water Hygiene)
• SSSTS
• Experience with fusion, IR fusion, or solvent welding

Responsibilities

• Installing a range of pumps across the water sector (booster, sewage, dosing pumps).
• Working with various pipework systems (ductile iron, stainless steel, UPVC/ABS, and more).
• Installing valves, flow meters, and associated mechanical equipment.
• Completing pipework connections including flanged, threaded, glued, and welded joints.
• Installing screening equipment, filters, dosing rigs, kiosks, and structural steelwork.
• Supporting electrical teams as part of a multidisciplinary site crew.
• Ensuring all work is delivered safely, on time, and to the highest standards.
• Updating site documentation and contributing to 'as-built' drawings.
• Proactively identifying improvements and supporting project delivery.
• Checking deliveries and raising any quality issues.
• Maintaining a strong focus on health, safety, and environmental standards

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Proactive

Education

ONC/NVQ or equivalent

Tools

CSCS card

EUSR (Clean Water Hygiene)

SSSTS

Job description

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Fitter to join our team in Falmouth. This is an exciting opportunity to work on essential infrastructure projects within the water and wastewater industry, playing a key role in delivering high-quality mechanical installations.

The experience expected from applicants, as well as additional skills and qualifications needed for this job are listed below.

Reporting to the Project Manager/Engineer, you'll support the installation, maintenance, and commissioning of a wide range of industrial equipment and systems.

Looking for Fitters to cover various locations across Devon and Cornwall.

Key Responsibilities

• Installing a range of pumps across the water sector (booster, sewage, dosing pumps)
• Working with various pipework systems (ductile iron, stainless steel, UPVC/ABS, and more)
• Installing valves, flow meters, and associated mechanical equipment
• Completing pipework connections including flanged, threaded, glued, and welded joints
• Installing screening equipment, filters, dosing rigs, kiosks, and structural steelwork
• Supporting electrical teams as part of a multidisciplinary site crew
• Ensuring all work is delivered safely, on time, and to the highest standards
• Updating site documentation and contributing to 'as-built' drawings
• Proactively identifying improvements and supporting project delivery
• Checking deliveries and raising any quality issues
• Maintaining a strong focus on health, safety, and environmental standards

Skills, Experiences & Qualifications

• Providing support to other trades as and when required
• CSCS card
• Experience within the water or wastewater industry
• Confined Space Training
• Relevant trade qualification (ONC/NVQ or equivalent)
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Ability to organise workload and work proactively
• EUSR (Clean Water Hygiene)
• SSSTS
• Experience with fusion, IR fusion, or solvent welding

What we offer

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• An employer who values the ongoing wellbeing of its employees.
• Career development within a successful and growing business.

About Us

We are MARCH®. The leading provider of critical engineering services. Supporting the industries we all rely on to improve their infrastructure, process, and digital environments. We work together with our customers to maintain business continuity, optimise output, and drive new standards in productivity, reliability, and sustainability. We help deliver operational resilience, increased performance, and better environmental outcomes, across the board.

Why March?

Progress is People.

MARCH has ambitious plans and central to our future growth is attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent. Whether your role is onsite or office-based, engineering or support, we offer opportunities for all our people to develop their careers and maximise their potential.

MARCH is committed to building teams that reflect a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

We believe diverse thinking strengthens engineering, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, just let the team know