Plant Fitter

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
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed