Maintenance Fitter

Riada Resourcing; Limavady; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Riada Resourcing is seeking a Maintenance Fitter in Limavady, Northern Ireland. You will maintain, troubleshoot and repair machinery across the site, collaborating with production and engineering teams to minimise downtime and support continuous improvement initiatives.

The role offers a day shift, Monday to Friday, with permanent status and regular overtime paid at time and a half. Salary ranges from £37,000 to £45,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Must have a recognised time served apprenticeship and achieved a relevant recognised qualification.
• 3-5 years' experience gained working within a manufacturing environment in a similar role.
• Strong technical skills including welding and fabrication.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience of planned preventative maintenance systems.
• Experience of troubleshooting, fault finding and repairs on hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings including hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical reactive and preventative maintenance;
• Plant improvements, upgrades and installations;
• Fault diagnosis to establish root cause of failure on mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems;

Skills

Time served apprenticeship

Manufacturing experience

Welding

Fabrication

Analytical skills

Planned preventative maintenance

Troubleshooting

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Reading drawings

Education

Time served apprenticeship

Job description

Maintenance Fitter – Limavady | Permanent

As a critical member of the Maintenance team, you will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing machinery across the manufacturing facility. Working closely with production and engineering teams, you will help ensure optimum machine performance, minimise downtime, and support continuous improvement initiatives.

About the role:

• £37,000 - £45,000 per annum (depending on skills and experience)
• Day Shift Only
• Monday to Friday
• Permanent Position
• Regular overtime available every week (5+ hours) paid at time and a half

What you'll be doing in this role:

• Mechanical reactive and preventative maintenance;
• Plant improvements, upgrades and installations;
• Fault diagnosis to establish root cause of failure on mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems;

What you'll need for this role:

• Must have a recognised time served apprenticeship and achieved a relevant recognised qualification;
• 3 - 5 years' experience gained working within a manufacturing environment in a similar role;
• Strong technical skills;
• Welding and fabrication experience;
• Strong analytical skills with proven problem-solving ability;
• Experience of planned preventative maintenance systems;
• Experience of troubleshooting, fault finding, and repairs on modern machinery and equipment, hydraulics and pneumatics systems;
• Confident in reading and understanding engineering drawings to include hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams;