Mechanical Fitter

Discover Recruitment; Workington; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Salary bonus

Group life assurance

plus more

Job summary

A leading industrial manufacturing organisation in Workington is seeking a Mechanical Fitter to support safe, reliable, and efficient operation of a busy production facility. You will perform planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance on rotating and static mechanical equipment.

Responsibilities include maintaining pumps, valves, pipework, and plant equipment; fault finding and root cause analysis; developing maintenance routines; recording activities in CMMS; and collaborating with

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent experience.
• Experience maintaining rotating equipment, pipework and industrial mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Experience using a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned, preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance.
• Install, repair and overhaul rotating and static mechanical equipment.
• Maintain pumps, valves, pipework, bearings, seals and associated plant equipment.
• Support fault finding, root cause analysis and equipment reliability improvements.
• Develop and improve preventative maintenance routines.
• Record maintenance activities accurately within a CMMS.
• Identify spare parts requirements and support inventory control.
• Work collaboratively with production and engineering teams to minimise downtime.
• Support continuous improvement and lean maintenance initiatives.
• Maintain high health, safety and environmental standards at all times.
• Provide technical support and mentor colleagues where appropriate.

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Engineering apprenticeship (completed)

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Mechanical Fitter / Maintenance Technician

Location

Workington, Cumbria

Employment

Full-time, Permanent

Salary

£ 42,439.45 per annum (Increasing with callouts and overtime)

Benefits

• Training and development, Bonus on your salary, Group Life Assurance and much more

Overview

An established industrial manufacturing organisation is seeking a Mechanical Fitter to support the safe, reliable and efficient operation of a busy production facility. The successful candidate will carry out planned, preventative and reactive maintenance while contributing to equipment reliability, continuous improvement and high engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform planned, preventative and reactive mechanical maintenance.
• Install, repair and overhaul rotating and static mechanical equipment.
• Maintain pumps, valves, pipework, bearings, seals and associated plant equipment.
• Support fault finding, root cause analysis and equipment reliability improvements.
• Develop and improve preventative maintenance routines.
• Record maintenance activities accurately within a CMMS.
• Identify spare parts requirements and support inventory control.
• Work collaboratively with production and engineering teams to minimise downtime.
• Support continuous improvement and lean maintenance initiatives.
• Maintain high health, safety and environmental standards at all times.
• Provide technical support and mentor colleagues where appropriate.

Requirements

• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent experience.
• Experience maintaining rotating equipment, pipework and industrial mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance techniques.
• Experience using a Computerised Maintenance Management System
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving ability.
• Experience within manufacturing, energy or heavy industrial environments is advantageous.

Why Apply?

Competitive salary and benefits, long-term career development, ongoing technical training and the opportunity to work on varied industrial plant within a well established engineering environment.