Description
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 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