Maintenance Shift Fitter

SARIA UK; Hartshill; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

SARIA UK is seeking a Maintenance Shift Fitter for the Sarval, Hartshill site. This full-time role involves 42 hours per week across 12-hour day shifts, maintaining plant and machinery to ensure uninterrupted production.

The candidate should have a time-served apprenticeship or mechanical engineering certification, with process/factory experience and strong problem-solving abilities. Excellent communication and a calm, methodical approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Time served apprenticeship or recognised Mechanical Engineering certification/qualification.
• Fabrication skills would be advantageous.
• Previous engineering experience within a process / factory environment.
• Ability to work on own initiative and solve problems quickly.
• Calm, methodical approach to work with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Day to day maintenance of all plant and machinery.
• Conduct risk assessments before undertaking work.
• Install and maintain equipment to avoid production interruption.
• Follow planned preventative maintenance (PPM) routines to minimise downtime.
• Keep logs and job sheets up to date and maintain a clean, safe work area.

Education

Time served apprenticeship / Mechanical Engineering certification

Job description

Business: SARIA’s UK operations have a market-leading presence in a wide range of sectors associated with the food chain. The Group’s companies manufacture quality products for use in human and animal foodstuffs, agriculture, aquaculture, and industrial applications. The company also produces biofuels and renewable energy and provides services for farming and the food industry. The company has a UK annual turnover approaching £280 million and employs around eight hundred people at 19 sites across the country.

The Position

Applications are invited for a Maintenance Shift Fitter to work at our Sarval, Hartshill site. This is a full-time position, working an average of 42 hours per week (12 hours shifts, working days).

As a Maintenance Fitter your duties and responsibilities will vary based on the Company’s requirements but will include:

• Day to day maintenance of all plant and machinery.
• Conduct risk assessments on all jobs before undertaking any work / tasks.
• To install and maintain new and existing equipment, whilst ensuring production is not interrupted.
• Assist with conducting hands-on mechanical engineering routines, in accordance with the planned preventative maintenance systems (PPM), to minimise plant downtime, and ensure that the plant operates to the standards laid down in the appropriate legislation.
• Ensure that all logs and job sheets are filled in as required.
• Ensure that the working area is clean and tidy on completion of any job / task.
• Be responsible for the health and safety of yourself and others within the workplace and comply with all health and safety procedures.
• Assisting other mechanical / operational departments when required.

The Person

• Had a time served apprenticeship or recognised Mechanical Engineering certification/qualification, or equivalent.
• Fabrication skills Would be advantageous.
• Previous engineering experience within a process / factory environment.
• To be able to work on own initiative.
• Take an initiative-taking approach to problem solving and produce appropriate solutions to reduce disruption to working processes.
• Have a calm and methodical approach to work and be able to work under pressure within time constraints.
• Excellent communication skills.

Salary: Competitive Salary and Benefits