Mechanical Fitter / Maintenance Engineer

Independent Forgings and Alloys Ltd; West Orchard; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent forge company in the UK is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will perform planned preventative maintenance, installation of new plant, and development of existing equipment. Candidates should have experience in a heavy forge environment and be apprentice trained, with a strong mechanical bias. This permanent role offers competitive salary and benefits, including training opportunities 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 available

Qualifications

• Experience in a heavy forge environment is essential.
• Good working knowledge of hydraulics and mobile plant maintenance.
• Experience of break downs on presses, hammers, lathes, and borers is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance tasks.
• Install new plant equipment.
• Plan mechanical maintenance tasks during shutdown.
• Develop and upgrade existing equipment.
• Ensure knowledge of safety and permit-to-work systems.

Skills

Mechanical bias

Knowledge of hydraulics

Mobile plant maintenance skills

Education

Apprentice trained Maintenance Engineer

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?

Company Overview

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 working on rotating 2 shift pattern Monday to Friday - 6am-1.30pm and 12-7.30pm.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

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.

Company Overview

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

Benefits

• 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