Mechanical Fitter

Job Title: Mechanical Fitter (Shifts)

Location: Sittingbourne

Salary: £36,000 - £45,000

Alecto Recruitment is looking to hear from experienced Mechanical Fitters and Technicians from a production engineering background interested in joining our client in Sittingbourne as a Shift Maintenance Fitter.

Working on a pattern of 2 days 2 nights, 4 off (12-hour shifts) you will carry out maintenance and repair works on conveyors and recycling processing machinery on a preventative and reactive basis.

Benefits:

• 8% of salary performance bonus
• Death in service cover
• Critical Illness cover
• £10 vending fob, each month on completion of probation
• Eye vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee of the Month (£125) & Employee of the Year (£400)
• Refer a Friend Scheme (£1000)
• Long service recognition (5, 10, 15, 20 years)
• Development opportunities i.e. apprentice programs, ad hoc based on individuals needs
• Games area - pool / table tennis tables
• Pool competition (cash prizes)
• June food festival, a free meal every Friday throughout June

Duties:

• To work alongside the Maintenance Manager in carrying out duties to help in the running of the maintenance department.
• Promote the maintenance vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Identify areas for improvement and put proposals forward to achieve the improvements.
• Communicate plans for upper-level improvements to maintenance worker staff.
• Help train and motivate employees from the maintenance department in the upkeep and running of MeWa and CRT.
• Work with the Shift Managers and all teams within the plant to best optimise production and schedule repairs.
• Fabricate new parts and system as discussed with the Maintenance Manager.
• Fabricate parts as required by the Fitters to keep the plant running.

Applicant Profile:

• Mechanical maintenance experience working in an industrial processing facility, ideally the recycling sector.
• Ideally previous welding/fabrication experience (mig preferred).
• Experience with working with plant and machinery.
• Willing to work in a dusty environment.
• Experience of maintaining consistency in process and some experience of implementing new processes.
• Must be computer literate (i.e. Excel, Outlook).
• Have a Forklift Licence or willing to learn (training will be provided).
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety and Environment legislation ideally gained in waste/metals industry.

To apply for this role please send your CV to (url removed) or call (phone number removed) ext 202 for more information.

This role may suit if you are already working in any of the following capacities:

• Plant Fitter
• Plant Mechanic
• Maintenance Fitter
• Mechanical Fitter
• Lead Fitter
• Shift Fitter
• Engineering Fitter
• Workshop Fitter
• Mechanical Technician
• Mechanical Engineer
• Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Job Info:

Company: CV-Library

Posted:

Closes: Jan 3rd 2025

Sector:

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time