Mechanical Fitter / Maintenance Engineer

Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited; Royal Hillsborough; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent aerospace and industrial forger is looking for a Maintenance Fitter to join their team in Royal Hillsborough, UK. The role involves planned preventative maintenance and the installation of new plant in a heavy forge environment. Candidates should have mechanical maintenance skills and experience with hydraulics. This permanent position offers a competitive salary, training opportunities, and a benefits package including 33 days of holidays and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Training and Development opportunities

33 days holidays

Pension scheme - 5% contribution

Bonus scheme

Westfield cash plan Level 1

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer with mechanical bias.
• Experience with hydraulics and mobile plant maintenance.
• Knowledge of safety and permit to work systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned preventative maintenance tasks.
• Install new plant and plan mechanical maintenance tasks.
• Upgrade existing equipment and ensure safety compliance.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance skills

Knowledge of hydraulics

Experience in heavy forge environment

Mobile plant maintenance skills

Education

Apprenticeship in Maintenance Engineering

Job description

37.5 hours per week

Are you a Maintenance Engineer? Have you previously worked in a heavy forge environment? Do you want to work for one of the UK’s leading independent aerospace and industrial forgers?

Independent Forgings and Alloys (IFA) have an exciting opportunity to join their Maintenance Engineering team as a Maintenance Fitter. The role is working Monday to Friday on a rotating 2 shift pattern Monday to Friday - 6am-1.30pm and 12-7.30pm.

Main duties

• Planned Preventative Maintenance tasks.
• Installation of new plant.
• Planning mechanical maintenance tasks for completion during the shutdown.
• Development and upgrading of existing equipment.
• Good knowledge of safety and permit to work systems.

More about you

We would like you to be an apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer who is mechanically bias. You must have experience in a heavy forge environment coupled with good working knowledge of hydraulics, and mobile plant maintenance skills (manipulator, FLT and OHC).

Experience of break downs on presses, hammers, lathes and borers would also be beneficial, however not essential.

More about IFA

We manufacture high-integrity, open-die and closed-die forged components in nickel alloy, titanium, stainless steel and carbon alloys for customers and tier-one suppliers within the aerospace, nuclear, power generation, marine as well as oil and gas sector. We are unique due to the combination of open and closed-die forging while also undertaking the whole production process from raw material to the finished product in one location.

What we offer?

• A permanent role with a local company for a competitive salary
• Training and Development opportunities
• 33 days holidays
• Pension scheme - 5% contribution
• Bonus scheme
• Westfield cash plan Level 1
• On-site parking is available

Please refer to the job description upon submitting your application.