Maintenance Engineer / Fitter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and industrial forging company in Sheffield is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join their team. The role involves conducting planned preventative maintenance, installing new equipment, and ensuring safety systems are followed. Ideal candidates will be apprentice trained with experience in heavy forge environments. The position offers a competitive salary, training opportunities, and generous benefits, including 33 days holiday and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Training and Development opportunities

33 days holidays

Pension scheme - 5% contribution

Bonus scheme

Westfield cash plan Level 1

On-site parking available

Qualifications

• Experience in a heavy forge environment is required.
• Knowledge of safety systems is crucial.
• Experience of breakdowns on various machinery is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Planned Preventative Maintenance tasks.
• Install new plant and equipment.
• Plan mechanical maintenance work during shutdown.

Skills

Mobile plant maintenance skills

Good knowledge of hydraulics

Planned preventative maintenance

Education

Apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical bias

Tools

Oilgear Towler

Job description

Overview

37.5 hours per week. Maintenance Engineer role in a heavy forge environment with Independent Forgings and Alloys (IFA).

Join one of the UK’s leading independent aerospace and industrial forgers as a Maintenance Fitter within the Maintenance Engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Planned Preventative Maintenance tasks
• Installation of new plant
• Planning mechanical maintenance tasks for completion during the shutdown
• Development and upgrading of existing equipment
• Good knowledge of safety and permit to work systems

More about you

• Apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical bias
• Experience in a heavy forge environment
• Good working knowledge of hydraulics (ideally Oilgear Towler)
• Great mobile plant maintenance skills (manipulator, FLT and OHC)
• Experience of breakdowns on presses, hammers, lathes and borers would be beneficial though not essential

About IFA

We manufacture high-integrity, open-die and closed-die forged components in nickel alloy, titanium, stainless steel and carbon alloys for customers and tier-one suppliers within the aerospace, nuclear, power generation, marine as well as oil and gas sector. We are unique due to the combination of open and closed-die forging while also undertaking the whole production process from raw material to the finished product in one location.

What we offer

• A permanent role with a local company for a competitive salary
• Training and Development opportunities
• 33 days holidays
• Pension scheme - 5% contribution
• Bonus scheme
• Westfield cash plan Level 1
• On-site parking is available