Mechanical Fitter / Maintenance Engineer

Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent aerospace and industrial forging company in Sheffield is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join their team. The role involves conducting planned preventative maintenance, installing new plant, and developing equipment. Candidates should be apprentice trained with experience in a heavy forge environment and possess hydraulic knowledge. The position offers a competitive salary, training and development opportunities, and benefits like a pension scheme and 33 days holidays.

Benefits

Training and Development opportunities

33 days holidays

Pension scheme - 5% contribution

Bonus scheme

Westfield cash plan Level 1

On-site parking available

Qualifications

• Experience in a heavy forge environment is essential.
• Understanding of safety and permit to work systems.
• Experience with manipulators, FLTs, and OHCs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct planned preventative maintenance tasks.
• Install new plant equipment.
• Plan maintenance tasks during shutdowns.
• Develop and upgrade existing equipment.

Skills

Mechanical bias

Hydraulics knowledge

Mobile plant maintenance

Breakdown experience on presses

Education

Apprentice trained

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.