At a Glance
- Tasks: Keep plant and equipment safe and operational through maintenance and repairs.
- Company: Join a busy industrial operation with a focus on hands-on mechanical work.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 25 days holiday, private healthcare, and gym discounts.
- Other info: Great opportunities for ongoing training and long-term career progression.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by ensuring machinery runs smoothly in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in mechanical maintenance; NVQ Level 3 or equivalent preferred.
Are you a Maintenance Fitter with experience working on plant, forklift trucks or heavy mechanical equipment? We are 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
- Repairing guards, brackets, frames and other mechanical components
- Carrying out inspections and identifying potential failures
- Supporting equipment improvements and modifications
- Maintaining accurate maintenance records
- Working safely in line with site procedures
About You
We’re keen to speak with Maintenance Fitters, Plant Fitters, FLT Engineers or Mechanical Engineers with experience in environments such as:
- Forklift truck maintenance
- Mobile or heavy plant
- Recycling and waste
- Quarrying or aggregates
- Manufacturing
- Warehousing and logistics
- Agricultural machinery
- Heavy engineering
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
- Planned and reactive maintenance
- Basic welding and fabrication
- Reading mechanical drawings
Qualifications
Ideally you’ll hold one of the following:
- NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering / Maintenance
- City & Guilds Plant Maintenance qualification
- Time-served Apprenticeship
- Equivalent mechanical engineering qualification
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.
Mechanical Fitter in Telford employer: APEX APPOINT LTD
Join a well-established engineering business in Nottingham that values innovation and collaboration, offering a dynamic work culture where your expertise in electrical controls engineering will be recognised and rewarded. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have access to ongoing training and development opportunities, ensuring you can advance your career while working on exciting bespoke machinery projects. Enjoy the unique advantage of being part of a supportive team that fosters creativity and technical excellence in a thriving engineering environment.
