Night-Shift Mechanical Maintenance Fitter (4 on/4 off)

Evolve Personnel; Brownhills; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Fitter to join an established manufacturing business. The role is on a night shift pattern of 4 on/4 off, working within a busy engineering team to maximise plant reliability and minimise downtime.

Key duties include breakdown response, fault diagnosis, parts requisition, and supporting projects for new equipment installations and factory improvements. You will repair, overhaul and refurbish components and mentor apprentices.

Qualifications

• Mechanical engineering qualification (Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds Level 3).
• Experience in a mechanical fitting or maintenance role.
• Good knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Able to read and interpret technical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Respond to breakdowns to maximise plant uptime
• Diagnose faults/root cause and implement corrective actions
• Carry out parts requisitions to maintain stock levels and reduce downtime
• Assist with project work (new equipment installations and factory improvements)
• Repair, overhaul and refurbish components and equipment
• Mentor and support apprentices
• Support and complete TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)
• Preparing reports/checklists

Skills

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Reading drawings

Manufacturing/Heavy industry

Education

Mechanical Engineering Qualification

Tools

Welding

Grinding

Oxy-acetylene cutting

Job description

We are recruiting for a Mechanical Maintenance Fitter to join an established manufacturing business. The role is on a night shift pattern of 4 on/4 off, working within a busy engineering team to maximise plant reliability and minimise downtime.

Key duties include breakdown response, fault diagnosis, parts requisition, and supporting projects for new equipment installations and factory improvements. You will repair, overhaul and refurbish components and mentor apprentices.