Plant Fitter
Plant Fitter
Employee type
Permanent
Salary
£40000 - £45000/annum
Category
Engineering
Job Description
Are you a Maintenance Fitter with experience working on plant, forklift trucks or heavy mechanical equipment?
We’re recruiting for a Plant Maintenance Fitter to join a busy industrial operation, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across a range of mobile and fixed plant equipment.
This would suit someone from a plant, FLT, recycling, quarrying, manufacturing, agricultural or heavy engineering background who is comfortable getting hands-on with mechanical repairs, servicing and basic fabrication.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for keeping plant and equipment safe, reliable and operational.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Planned preventative maintenance and servicing
* Reactive mechanical breakdowns and repairs
* Maintenance of forklifts, mobile plant and site equipment
* Fault finding on hydraulic and pneumatic systems
* Working on bearings, gearboxes, chains, belts and drive systems
* Basic welding and fabrication
* Maintaining accurate maintenance records
About You
You’ll ideally have experience with:
* Mechanical fault finding
* Hydraulics and pneumatics
* Engines and drive systems
* Bearings, gearboxes and conveyors
* Forklift trucks or mobile plant
* Reading mechanical drawings
Qualifications
Ideally you’ll hold one of the following:
* NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering / Maintenance
* Time-served Apprenticeship
* Strong practical experience will also be considered.
Salary & Benefits
* Competitive salary
* 25 days holiday
* 5% employer matched pension
* Enhanced family leave
* Private healthcare benefits
* Discounted gym membership
* Employee discounts
* Ongoing training and development
* Long-term career progression
If you’re a hands-on Maintenance Fitter who enjoys working on plant, FLTs and heavy mechanical equipment, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact Adam Hickman at Apex Appoint for a confidential discussion