Maintenance Fitter (Field Based)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle provided

Overtime paid at time-and-a-half and:

28 days' annual leave

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Escape in North Lanarkshire is looking for a Maintenance Fitter to join our mobile engineering team. This field-based role offers a competitive salary, a 45-hour week, and overtime opportunities on a rotating dayshift/backshift.

You will carry out planned and reactive maintenance on a range of industrial plant and heavy mechanical equipment, diagnosing faults and helping minimise downtime while developing your technical skills.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics and rotating equipment.
• Ability to read technical drawings and schematics.
• Welding and fabrication ability a plus.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out 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.

Skills

Fault finding

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Rotating equipment

Reading drawings

Safety awareness

Maintenance records

Electrical basics

Tools

Welding equipment

Fabrication tools

Job description

Maintenance Fitter - Field Based

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
• 45-hour working week, Monday-Friday
• 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.