Shift Mechanical Fitter

Morgan Ryder Associates; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Shift Mechanical Fitter to join a global manufacturing facility in Newport. The role involves maintenance and repair of process plant and equipment across a rotating 3-shift system. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of experience and relevant qualifications. This position offers a salary of £58,000 plus benefits including holidays and pension.

Benefits

25 days holiday + stats

Pension: 3%

Salary: £58,000

Qualifications

• Must be a time-served Mechanical Engineer qualified to C&G, NVQ, or HNC level.
• 5+ years' experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Competence in various machining techniques.

Responsibilities

• Conduct reactive and planned maintenance on equipment.
• Perform fault finding, diagnostics, and repair tasks.
• Install equipment and update the planned maintenance system.

Skills

Time-Served Mechanical Engineer (C&G, NVQ, HNC)

Minimum of 5 years post-apprenticeship experience

Experience with lathes, milling, welding, turning, fitting

Strong fault-finding skills

Ability to work from engineering drawings

Team player

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Shift Mechanical Fitter

Earlies, Lates, Nights

£58,000 + Benefits

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join a global business at their manufacturing facility in Newport.

Working on a rotating 3-shift system, you will be responsible for ensuring high levels of equipment availability across the plant.

Key Tasks:

• Reactive, planned, and proactive maintenance on a wide range of process plant and equipment
• Fault finding, diagnostics, and repair
• Planned and reliability maintenance tasks
• Equipment installation
• Updating the planned maintenance system
• Requisitioning spare parts

Skills/Experience:

• Time-Served Mechanical Engineer (C&G, NVQ, HNC)
• Minimum of 5 years post-apprenticeship experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with lathes, milling, welding, turning, fitting
• Strong fault-finding skills and ability to work from engineering drawings
• Team player
• Excellent communication skills

On Offer:

• Salary: £58,000 (including payment for 1 weekend in 4 and 50 days holiday cover)
• 25 days holiday + stats
• Pension: 3%
• Shifts:
• Week 1: 06:00 - 14:00, Monday-Thursday; 06:00 - 11:00, Friday
• Week 2: 14:00 - 22:00, Monday-Thursday; 10:00 - 16:00, Friday
• Week (phone number removed): 16:00 - 21:00, Monday-Thursday; 16:00 - 21:00, Friday

For more information, APPLY NOW or email your CV to (url removed).

At Morgan Ryder, we offer a full range of employment opportunities, from short-term and fixed-term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies in industries including Food and Drink Manufacturing, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success as a DE&I positive company. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, or any other characteristic.

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