Mechanical Fitter : Aspatria, Cumbria
Salary : £37,600
23days holiday + BH
Hours : Mon- Thur 6:00 -14.00, Fri - 06.00 - 13.00
Working for a well established and secure manufacturing organisation, MacArthur Recruitment are helping them look for an experienced Mechanical Fitter (Engineer) to support a range of production machinery and equipment in a manufacturing environment as part of a friendly team with a great manager.
Your background and experience could be from virtually any mechanical environment e.g. domestic, commercial, industrial, manufacturing, etc.. They are very open and flexible as further on and off job training can be provided. Your attitude and willingness to throw yourself into the role, and take the opportunity to make it your own ideally, are important.
Responsibilities for the role of Mechanical Fitter / Engineer :
* Stripping down and rebuild of aged complex machinery
* Experience of belts, bearings, gearboxes, hydraulics, pneumatics, valves and couplings
* Mechanical setups on machines
* Risk Assessments and understanding of H&S issues specifically with respect to machinery safety and isolations
* Stripping down machinery, identifying worn parts and rebuilding as part of preventative maintenance planned work.
* Breakdown repair, identify cause of failure and replace worn / broken parts.
* In time with experience assist the machine operatives with the more complicated machine setup tasks to improve quality and productivity on the machines.
* Refurbish sub-assemblies, build up and set to the required standards.
* Use of lathes, mills and welding would be an advantage but not vital.
* Adhere to health and safety policy and procedures
* Acting as backup to operators on occasion eg when someone is off ill, etc.
Background for the role of Mechanical Fitter :
* Mechanical background – eg domestic, commercial, industrial, manufacturing etc
* Some sort of electrical qualification would be ideal however experience is key ie NVQ Level 3 (or similar C&G, NVQ, ONC, HND, time served, etc.)
* Positive attitude to work and colleagues
* Team work
* Any electrical or multi-skill experience would be a bonus
Why work for our client as a Mechanical Fitter?
* £37,683, including shift allowance + overtime in addition
* Well-established organisation
* Make the role your own - autonomy
* Overtime. 1.6 x rate Saturday; 2 x rate Sunday
* Flexi-time (bank time off)
* Further training
* Company Pension, 23 days + bank holidays, life assurance
* Friendly team with a supportive manager
For more information, or to apply for the position of Mechanical Fitter, please contact Ewen on, ideally with a copy of your CV, or call 01768 800260.
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