Plant Fitter

Are you a Maintenance Fitter with experience working on plant, forklift trucks or heavy mechanical equipment? We're 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 Maintaining accurate maintenance records
  
  About You 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 Reading mechanical drawings Qualifications Ideally you'll hold one of the following: NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering / Maintenance Time-served Apprenticeship 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