At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and repair manufacturing equipment to ensure smooth production.
- Company: Join a successful and growing organisation in York.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, pension, health services, and discounts at hundreds of shops.
- Other info: Enjoy learning opportunities and career progression in a dynamic environment.
- Why this job: Be part of a team that values safety, growth, and community impact.
- Qualifications: Mechanical apprenticeship and experience in industrial machinery maintenance required.
The predicted salary is between 23.32 - 23.32 £ per hour.
Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Mechanical Multiskilled Fitter to join our successful production team at our head office in York. Must live locally.
As a Maintenance Multiskilled Fitter, you will play a key role in maintaining the reliability, safety and performance of manufacturing equipment across the site. This is a hands-on position requiring strong mechanical knowledge, fault-finding skills, and the ability to manufacture and repair precision components to support production continuity. You will work on a wide range of assets, contributing directly to plant uptime, continuous improvement initiatives, and safe working practices within a manufacturing environment.
Role Details:
- Hourly Rate: 23.32 per hour (inclusive of bonus and shift allowances)
- Typical Annual Earnings: 47,292.97 (based on 39 hours per week)
- Overtime: Additional overtime rates available
- Role based: Portakabin Ltd, New Lane, Huntington, York, YO32 9PT
- Contract type: Permanent
- Working hours: The role involves a 39-hour working week, rotating weekly between AM and PM shifts:
- AM Shift: Monday to Thursday: 05:45 - 14:00, Friday: 05:45 - 12:45
- PM Shift: Monday to Thursday: 13:45 - 23:45
In this role you will be required to:
- Equipment Maintenance & Repair
- Carry out planned and reactive mechanical maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
- Diagnose mechanical faults and carry out effective repairs to minimise downtime.
- Support breakdown response activities in a safe and controlled manner.
- Carry out inspections to identify deterioration, defects, or improvement opportunities.
- Preventative Maintenance & Improvement
- Support the implementation and continual improvement of preventative maintenance schedules.
- Contribute practical ideas to improve reliability, safety, and asset performance.
- Assist with equipment upgrades and mechanical modifications.
- Fabrication, Machining & Precision Engineering
- Use mechanical principles alongside lathes, milling machines, and welding equipment.
- Manufacture and modify precision components for jigs, fixtures, and production equipment.
- Perform accurate fitting, alignment and assembly of mechanical systems.
- Systems, Records & Compliance
- Accurately record maintenance activity using the site CMMS.
- Maintain clear documentation of work completed, parts used, and follow on actions.
- Work in accordance with site procedures, health and safety legislation, and engineering best practice.
- Teamwork & Communication
- Work collaboratively with maintenance colleagues, engineers, and production teams.
- Share technical knowledge and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Communicate clearly with non-technical colleagues when required.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Completed a recognised mechanical apprenticeship to L3 NVQ or higher.
- Experience maintaining and repairing manufacturing or production machinery in an industrial environment.
- Sound understanding of mechanical principles, tolerances, and precision engineering requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to work safely, following site procedures, permits, and isolation processes.
- Experience carrying out mechanical fitting, alignment, and assembly of production equipment.
- Proven background in reactive breakdown maintenance, restoring mechanical assets safely and efficiently to minimise downtime.
- Experience delivering planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and asset care routines to improve reliability and equipment life.
- High level mechanical fault finding and repair expertise, with hands-on experience diagnosing failures across a range of production assets.
- Practical experience using workshop machinery, including lathes, milling machines, and fitting tools, to manufacture or modify components.
- Experience with hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.
Benefits & Opportunities
- Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
- A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
- Learning & development opportunities and resources
- Opportunity for career progression
- A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
