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