Maintenance Fitter

TieTalent; Millom; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Bonus opportunities

Career progression opportunities

Supportive team environment

Health & Safety focus

Job summary

A prominent company in quarry operations is seeking a Maintenance Fitter to join their team in Millom, England. This role involves performing planned maintenance, addressing breakdowns, and using fabrication skills in a dynamic quarry environment. Ideal candidates will have NVQ Level 3 in mechanical maintenance and experience in heavy industrial settings. The position offers opportunities for career growth and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a heavy industrial setting.
• Understanding of engineering drawings and safety systems.
• Experience with mobile plant (e.g., Loading Shovel, ADT) is a bonus.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and follow safety systems.
• Experience with mobile plant is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned maintenance and repairs to mechanical equipment.
• Responding swiftly to breakdowns and implementing solutions.
• Conducting daily plant checks and maintaining clean work areas.
• Contributing to improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and boost efficiency
• Using welding, cutting, and fabrication skills to maintain key operational assets
• Supporting junior operatives and communicating effectively across site teams
• Conducting daily plant checks, reporting issues, and maintaining clean, hazard-free work areas

Skills

Fabrication skills

Welding skills

Fault-finding skills

Team communication

Reading drawings

Education

NVQ Level 3 in mechanical maintenance

Tools

Heavy industrial equipment

Job description

Overview

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About Holcim

We are leaders in supplying innovative, sustainable building solutions to the UK construction industry; building progress for people and the planet. Since 1858, we’ve helped shape the UK; powering the construction of homes and hospitals, roads and railways, schools and cities alike. Our mission is to make sustainable construction a reality, through purposeful action that tackles real carbon and climate challenges. We are dedicated to helping Britain grow and thrive – by doing the right thing, doing it together, and making a difference.

Holcim UK Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary, plus bonus, 20 days holiday + local bank holidays (with options to increase) and other benefits – all recognising the contribution you bring
• Be valued and supported, working as part of a highly respected team with a strong focus on Health & Safety
• Enhanced family benefits, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; personal life and family well-being are supported
• Women Empowered – Stronger Together Mentor Program to support, inspire, and uplift women across the business
• Free 24/7 remote GP service for you and your household
• Career progression opportunities at home and abroad
• Affinity groups that bring together employees with similar backgrounds and interests
• Staff discounts including special rates for garden landscaping products

The Opportunity

Looking for a fitter role with impact, scale, and long-term opportunity? Join us as a Mechanical Fitter at our high-profile, High PSV quarry – a flagship Holcim site where you’ll help keep the wheels turning at one of the UK’s most important quarrying operations. With quarry reserves extending to 2045 and beyond, this is more than just a job; it’s a career with staying power in a scenic, fast-paced environment, working with big kit, big goals, and a big future.

What Makes This Role Unique

• Work at a site producing rare High PSV material, in high demand for top-end surfacing and road applications
• Enjoy the scenic surroundings of a quarry site
• Hands-on with a range of plant and equipment—no two days will be the same
• Part of a growing site with long-term security and career progression opportunities

What Youll Be Doing

• Carrying out planned maintenance and repairs to mechanical equipment and infrastructure
• Reacting swiftly to breakdowns and implementing temporary and permanent solutions to keep production moving
• Supporting safe systems of work, risk assessments, and high safety standards across the team
• Contributing to improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and boost efficiency
• Using welding, cutting, and fabrication skills to maintain key operational assets
• Supporting junior operatives and communicating effectively across site teams
• Conducting daily plant checks, reporting issues, and maintaining clean, hazard-free work areas

What Youll Bring

• Ideally an NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in mechanical maintenance, with experience in a heavy industrial setting
• Skilled in fabrication, welding, and fault-finding across a range of plant and equipment
• Great team spirit and communication skills; collaborating with colleagues across production, maintenance, and leadership
• Good understanding of engineering drawings, safety systems, and preventative maintenance routines
• Experience with mobile plant (e.g. Loading Shovel, ADT) is a bonus but not essential

We are committed to building a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Technology, Information and Internet

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