Maintenance Fitter (Field Based)

Escape Recruitment Services; Coatbridge; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle provided

28 days annual leave

Overtime pay (time-and-a-half/double)

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Escape Recruitment Services Ltd is seeking an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Fitter to join a mobile engineering team in North Lanarkshire. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance across industrial plant and heavy equipment, with a basic salary of £45,500 and rotating days/evenings shifts.

You will diagnose mechanical faults, service and repair pumps and gearboxes, and uphold safety standards while minimizing downtime.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical maintenance in industrial settings.
• Ability to read technical drawings.
• Welding and fabrication skills.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic abilities.
• Safety-conscious with maintenance record-keeping.

Responsibilities

• Complete planned and reactive mechanical maintenance.
• Fault-finding on hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Servicing, stripping and rebuilding pumps and gearboxes.
• Maintaining high-speed rotating equipment.
• Reading and interpreting technical drawings and schematics.
• Carrying out welding and fabrication repairs.
• Identifying defects and recommending corrective action.
• Following safe systems of work and completing maintenance reports.

Skills

Mechanical fault-finding

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Rotating equipment

Technical drawings

Welding & fabrication

Maintenance records

Safety conscious

Job description

Location: North Lanarkshire
Salary: £45,500 per annum
Working hours: 45 hours per week, Monday-Friday, rotating dayshift/backshift

Are you an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Fitter looking for a varied role offering a competitive salary, overtime opportunities and the chance to develop your technical skills?

We're looking for a hands-on fitter to join a mobile engineering team, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across a range of industrial plant and heavy mechanical equipment.

What's on offer?

£45,500 basic salary, with a salary review after your first three months

Rotating dayshift and backshift

28 days' annual leave, inclusive of statutory holidays

Overtime available at time-and-a-half and double time

Company vehicle provided for work duties

Ongoing training and development opportunities

The role

You'll be responsible for maintaining equipment reliability, diagnosing mechanical faults and helping minimise unplanned downtime. Working alongside the engineering team, you'll carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs to keep equipment operating safely and efficiently.

Your responsibilities will include:

Completing planned and reactive mechanical maintenance

Fault-finding on hydraulic and pneumatic systems

Servicing, stripping and rebuilding pumps and gearboxes

Maintaining high-speed rotating equipment

Reading and interpreting technical drawings and schematics

Carrying out welding and fabrication repairs

Identifying defects and recommending corrective action

Following safe systems of work and completing basic maintenance reports

What we're looking for

You’ll ideally have experience in a mechanical maintenance, plant maintenance, heavy equipment or industrial engineering environment.

You should bring:

Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills

Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics and rotating equipment

The ability to strip, repair and rebuild mechanical components

Good practical welding and fabrication skills

The ability to read technical drawings and schematics

A safety-conscious, practical approach to maintenance

Basic IT skills and the ability to complete maintenance records

Flexibility to work a rotating dayshift/backshift pattern

Candidates with a mechanical bias and some electrical or multi-skilled maintenance experience are also encouraged to apply.

If you’re a practical engineer who takes pride in keeping equipment running safely and reliably, we’d like to hear from you.