Mechanical Fitter

Air Liquide UK Ltd; Broad Campden; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An industrial processor of food waste is seeking a Mechanical Fitter in Broad Campden to ensure high-quality maintenance of processing equipment. Responsibilities include carrying out planned maintenance, responding to breakdowns, and liaising with suppliers. Candidates should have 2-3 years of experience and the ability to read engineering drawings. This role requires compliance with health and safety policies and availability for out-of-hours support.

Qualifications

• At least 2-3 years of experience as a time-served Mechanical fitter.
• Ability to read and interpret all engineering drawings.
• Experience using a Maintenance Management System.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-quality maintenance and repair of front-end processing equipment.
• Complete planned maintenance tasks and record corrective actions.
• Respond promptly to breakdowns and maintain the asset database.

Skills

Mechanical fitting

Reading engineering drawings

Maintenance Management System

Tools

Pneumatic systems

Hydraulic systems

Pumps

Job description

Overview

Northwick Power is an industrial processor of food waste located on the north of Gloucestershire close to Chipping Campden. The plant handles a wide range of waste feedstocks using Anaerobic Digestion to create methane, which is used to generate electricity and gas that are exported to the national grids and are 100% renewable. The waste used to produce methane can be in solid, liquid, or sludge form, including packaged or unpackaged items. Acceptable inputs include out-of-date and damaged foods from retailers, supermarkets and factories, food waste from restaurants, pubs and hotels, offices, hospitals and schools, domestic kitchen waste, and waste from food processing factories, plus animal by-products (Category III) from the food industry.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring high-quality maintenance and repair of front-end processing, pumping equipment, digesters, ancillary equipment, heating circuits, and pasteurization systems.
• Completing planned maintenance tasks and accurately recording corrective actions in the computer-based maintenance system.
• Installing and maintaining both new and existing plant equipment.
• Responding promptly to breakdowns and ensuring they are thoroughly recorded.
• Liaising with suppliers to source critical parts and maintaining the asset database.
• Taking a proactive approach to improve machinery efficiency and effectiveness.
• Adhering to the Site Health & Safety policy in all work activities.
• Out-of-hours engineering support is required (including some weekends) as detailed in the call-out rota.

Qualifications

• At least 2-3 years of experience as a time-served Mechanical fitter.
• The ability to read and interpret all engineering drawings.
• Experience using a Maintenance Management System.
• Knowledge of pneumatic systems, pumps, heating systems, and hydraulic systems is desirable, but not essential.