Industrial Mechanical Fitter - Maintenance & Upgrades

Permanent Futures Limited; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Permanent Futures Limited is seeking a skilled Mechanical Fitter to join our clients' engineering team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. You will maintain, repair and improve production machinery, focusing on availability, safety and efficiency.

You will respond to breakdowns, carry out planned maintenance and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring machines run reliably and downtime is minimised.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 in mechanical engineering.
• Experience maintaining manufacturing equipment.
• Strong fault-finding and interpretation of drawings.
• Knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned maintenance and mechanical repairs on production machinery.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical breakdowns promptly.
• Dismantle, inspect, repair and reassemble mechanical components.
• Maintain and troubleshoot hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings and manuals.
• Assist installation, alignment and commissioning of machinery.
• Investigate failures and propose corrective actions.
• Plan maintenance with production teams to return equipment to service.
• Record maintenance work and parts used.

Skills

Fault finding

Reading drawings

Hydraulics & pneumatics

Mechanical drives

Safety awareness

Independence

Tool use

Education

Apprenticeship/NVQ Level 3 in mechanical engineering

Tools

CMMS experience

Workshop tools

Measuring equipment

Job description

Permanent Futures Limited is seeking a skilled Mechanical Fitter to join our clients' engineering team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. You will maintain, repair and improve production machinery, focusing on availability, safety and efficiency.

You will respond to breakdowns, carry out planned maintenance and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring machines run reliably and downtime is minimised.