Job title: Mechanical Maintenance Fitter

Reference: E113871

Location: Leigh

Duration: Permanent

Start date: Asap

On offer: Negotiable salary, 35 hour week

Mechanical Maintenance Fitter required in Leigh, for a successful, medium sized company established for over 100 years.

The role

To carry out the most appropriate and effective repairs to mechanical plant in line with engineering standards and legislative requirements (ISO Standards etc.)
To carry out test and inspection on mechanical plant in line with testing timetables.
To maintain stock spares to the agreed levels to provide continuous running of all essential mechanical plant and equipment.
To support the Planned Preventative Maintenance system, ensuring actions are completed in line with requirements.
To assist in installation and maintenance of engineering projects
Under the guidance of the Manufacturing Manager, contribute to engineering drawings and documentation.
To assess the risks associated with all work carried out and take adequate precautions.
To preserve product quality by considering the opportunities for product contamination and product failure; taking appropriate control measures to prevent defects occurring.
To drive for a proactive maintenance system to decrease reactive maintenance downtime.

Additional Responsibilities:

To maintain a good standard of housekeeping within all working areas.
To support process improvements and be receptive to change and develop working practices within the Engineering team.

You will need the following skills and experience as the Mechanical Maintenance Fitter

Minimum of HND/HNC in a relevant Engineering field with a Time served Apprenticeship.
Experience in a fast-paced environment to challenging deadlines.
Background in Manufacturing is essential.
Experience of mechanical maintenance, preferably in a heavy engineering environment
Experience of tooling and bench work Skills
Strong MS Office, particularly Excel skills.
Excellent problem solver.
Can demonstrate the ability to prioritise, multitask whilst retaining attention to detail and accuracy.
The ability to use AutoCAD is desirable.
Self-motivated and flexible.

You will work 2 rotating shifts 6/2 and 2/10 although on the Friday you'll do 6/11 or 11/4 so that you work a 35 hour week

On offer:

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Mechanical Maintenance Fitter

Mechanical Fitter