Back to search
Carbon60 are currently looking for multi-skilled fitters to join a client of ours based in Haydock. These Fitter positions are predominantly mechanical how ever having experience using electrical testing equipment will be highly beneficial. This is a Temp - Perm position.
Working Hours/Shift Pattern: 7am - 4pm Monday - Thursday, 7am - 1pm Friday, 30 mins unpaid break, 40 hours/week + call out rota
Overtime: If on-call obligations mean they stay after 1pm on a Friday they're in overtime (1.5x)
- 5x - Outside standard hours Monday - Friday, 7am - 12pm on Saturday
- 2x - Midnight (Friday/Saturday) to 7am Saturday, 12pm Saturday to end of Sunday
- If working past midnight for the next day at any point, hours are accrued for the following day to be paid so can have later start
Call-Out:
- 1 week in every 4 weeks, for the 1 week they get 225 retaining fee during that week, whether they get a call or not
- If they get a call and go into workshop, call-out fee of 40 and a minimum payment of 4 hours at appropriate rate, 1.5x before midnight, 2x after midnight following structure above etc, whatever appropriate rate is at the time of working
- Will only be placed on call out when management deem skill set is suitable (unlikely during first 12 weeks unless exceptional)
Pay: 18.36 per hour (38,190 per annum)
Main duties & responsibilities:
- You will carry out Repairs to all types of industrial equipment including AC and DC motors, Motorised Gearboxes, Gearbox's, Pumps, Fan units, Generators and other associated rotating equipment
- Size of component can vary significantly from one job to the next - could be a fractional horse powered fan unit, then next one could be a 5-ton DC mill motor or large vertical pump
- You will have the ability to fault find and identify and rectify defects and worn / damaged components
- Advantageous to have basic electrical testing capability to assess electrical condition of AC & DC components
- Have sound mechanical engineering knowledge to identify and rectify faulty and worn / damaged components
- You will be flexible and be prepared to work the hours required in a demanding and busy 24 / 7 service orientated environment
- Participate in call out rota as required
- Site working experience and CCNSG passport is advantageous, use company vehicle to travel to different sites
Essential skills / experience / qualifications:
- Need mechanical fitting experience / decent exposure to mechanical fitting
- Able to use measuring equipment (micrometers, verniers, calipers) and able to check clearances and tolerances
- Need to have experience repairing rotating equipment
- Highly desirable/ preferable to have electrical skill set - able to test live and static equipment and use electrical testing equipment
- However, candidates with solely mechanical experience can be considered
- Also open to someone with machining skills/background - e.g. someone with lathe / manual machining and has exposure to mechanical fitting if they can use measuring equipment etc
- Active full driving license essential to visit customer sites in company vehicle when required
- Able to complete medical assessment once in the role if required
About our client:
Our client is a leading Specialised Industrial Service Provider, making remarkable a reality every single day.
They offer a wide range of innovative and high-quality industrial service solutions with the overall mission to make "industry work better". You might just see O-rings and valves, but to them, they help power the world.
They know their hard-working people are the backbone of their mission, providing their customers with specialist knowledge and hands-on service.
This is where you come in!
Why our client?
With 170 sites across the UK and Ireland, a supportive environment is never far away.
And, even though we're proud to be part of the manufacturing industry, our opportunities extend far beyond warehouse jobs. You might be a fitter in Cork, a workshop engineer in Aberdeen, or a customer operations manager in Hull - wherever you are, your specialism is our strength. Collectively, we all have incredible expertise, and we know it takes dedication and hard work to get there.
They're committed to building a community - it's the people you work with, it's the support you receive from your manager, it's the technical specialism that is at the core of everything we do.
Once you transition into your permanent position you will qualify for the following benefits:
- 25 days plus bank holidays annual holiday entitlement
- Ability to purchase an additional 5 days holiday subject to scheme rules
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Up to 1 day's paid leave to concentrate on your well being
- A full integrated Employee Assistance Programme including a 24/7 helpline for emotional and practical support, as well as financial and legal support including:
- Unlimited mental health support from qualified mental health care professionals
- 24/7, unlimited remote GP appointments - so you can get fast access to a doctor at a time convenient to you
- Six 1-2-1 nutritional video consultations per year
- Six 1-2-1 digitally delivered personal training sessions per year
- 360 Well being Score - take just four short assessments to get your score and unlock six 1-2-1 lifestyle coaching sessions per year
- Physiotherapy - eight sessions a year shared between you and your partner
- Medical second opinions
- Savings and discounts for savings on weekly costs
- On-demand wellness content, plus our Well being Calendar, which is packed with pod casts, articles, webinars and more to help manage your well being
- Company Sick Pay from day 1
- Group Income Protection - after a period of sickness absence
- Long service recognition
- Free unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
- Free Branded work wear
- Free Eye tests
Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
