Mobile Mechanical Fitter

Andrews Recruitment Group; Abbey Village; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position

Overtime opportunities

Company benefits

Varied site work

Long-term career prospects

Job summary

Andrews Recruitment Group is seeking a Mobile Mechanical Fitter to service heavy industrial machinery across multiple sites in Lancashire. This permanent, mobile role involves diagnosing faults, carrying out maintenance, and repairs to crushers, conveyors, pumps and drive systems.

You will travel between operational sites, work independently with site engineering teams, and support shutdowns and major projects. A mechanical engineering apprenticeship or equivalent is preferred.

Qualifications

• Hands-on mechanical fitting and fault-finding skills.
• Experience maintaining heavy plant or industrial machinery.
• Knowledge of gearboxes, bearings, conveyors, hydraulics and mechanical drive systems.
• Welding and fabrication experience.
• Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Travelling between sites to carry out mechanical maintenance and repairs.
• Responding to equipment breakdowns and diagnosing mechanical faults.
• Maintaining crushers, screens, conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, drives and associated plant machinery.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and inspections.
• Undertaking mechanical repairs, component replacement, welding and fabrication.
• Supporting shutdowns, major repairs and maintenance projects.
• Identifying recurring mechanical faults and recommending improvements.
• Working independently while coordinating with site engineering and operational teams.

Skills

Hands-on mechanical fitting

Fault-finding

Maintaining heavy plant

Gearboxes

Bearings

Conveyors

Hydraulics

Mechanical drive systems

Welding & fabrication

Full UK driving licence

Education

Mechanical engineering apprenticeship / NVQ / City & Guilds or equivalent

Job description

Mobile Mechanical Fitter

Lancashire
Permanent | Mobile Role | Aggregates & Heavy Industry
Competitive Salary + Overtime + Benefits

Heavy Plant. Different Sites. Proper Mechanical Engineering.

Andrews Recruitment are one of the UK's leading Aggregate and Building Material recruitment partners, and we are currently recruiting for an experienced Mobile Mechanical Fitter to maintain and repair heavy industrial machinery across operational sites within the aggregates and building materials sector.

This is a hands-on, mobile engineering position for someone who enjoys getting out to different sites, investigating breakdowns and keeping essential production equipment running.

If you're currently working as a Quarry Fitter, Mobile Plant Fitter, Heavy Plant Mechanic, Field Service Engineer or Industrial Maintenance Fitter, this could be an excellent opportunity.

The Role

As a Mobile Mechanical Fitter, you'll travel between operational sites, providing mechanical maintenance, breakdown support and repairs to a range of heavy industrial equipment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Travelling between sites to carry out mechanical maintenance and repairs.
• Responding to equipment breakdowns and diagnosing mechanical faults.
• Maintaining crushers, screens, conveyors, pumps, gearboxes, bearings, drives and associated plant machinery.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and inspections.
• Undertaking mechanical repairs, component replacement, welding and fabrication.
• Supporting shutdowns, major repairs and maintenance projects.
• Identifying recurring mechanical faults and recommending improvements.
• Working independently while coordinating with site engineering and operational teams.

What We're Looking For

We're particularly interested in engineers with experience in:

• A mechanical engineering apprenticeship, NVQ, City & Guilds qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong hands-on mechanical fitting and fault-finding skills.
• Experience maintaining heavy plant or industrial machinery.
• Knowledge of gearboxes, bearings, conveyors, hydraulics and mechanical drive systems.
• Welding and fabrication experience.
• Confidence working independently across multiple operational sites.
• A full UK driving licence.
• Flexibility to travel between sites as required.

Direct quarrying or aggregates experience would be advantageous, but engineers from other heavy industrial environments are encouraged to apply.

What's on Offer?

• Permanent position with an established industrial business.
• Competitive basic salary.
• Overtime opportunities.
• Company benefits.
• Varied engineering work across multiple operational sites.
• The opportunity to work on substantial heavy industrial machinery.
• Long-term career prospects within the aggregates and building materials sector.

Interested?

If you're a Mobile Mechanical Fitter, Quarry Fitter, Heavy Plant Mechanic or Field Service Engineer looking for a new opportunity around Lancashire, we'd like to hear from you.