Maintenance Fitter
Are you a skilled Maintenance Fitter with a passion for keeping machinery running smoothly? Join our team and be part of a high-performing operation where your technical expertise makes a real impact.
What You'll Do:
Carry out maintenance and repairs in line with operational plans
Enhance the reliability of plant equipment while reducing costs
Perform lifting, rigging & slinging operations - including crane and hoist operation (if trained)
Maintain pumping, compressed air, and pneumatic systems
Troubleshoot and repair bulk storage and material handling systems (silos, vessels, hoppers), transport systems pneumatic and mechanical.
Mechanical Maintenance & Repairs:
* Perform mechanical repairs and maintenance on machinery, equipment, and infrastructure.
* Diagnose faults, analyse failures, and carry out corrective actions to restore functionality.
* Conduct inspections, adjustments, and calibrations according to company standards.
Documentation, Instructions, Plans and Drawings
* To be able to work from written instruction, understand system drawings and plans.
Hydraulic/Pneumatics
* Working knowledge of pneumatic systems, with the ability read and understand system drawing and to identify faults and facilitate rectification work where required.
Welding / Fabrication
* Where applicable and a core duty have the relevant skills, experience and knowledge to carry out welding and fabrication processes, using bending, folding, rolling and cutting machines and all welding processes available i.e. mixed gases, manual arc, MIG and TIG, Arc-air, systems.
Fitting
* Have a good skill level and ability in general bench fitting including fitting of keys, shaft pulleys, gears, couplings, pneumatic drives, motors, control valves.
Education/Qualification
Don't worry if you don't tick every box-if you bring some of the qualifications below and a proactive hands-on attitude, we'd still love to hear from you
Time served Electrician with City & Guilds Electrical qualifications, and or relevant NVQ.
BTEC/NVQ Level 3 Mechanical Engineering
City & Guilds -2360 Electrical installation-pt1&2
City & Guilds -2381 17th Edition IEE Regulations for Electrical installations
BS 4872 MMA/MIG Welding Training
What's on offer
Salary £40,000
Location Camden British rail freight depot
Hours 42
Employer of choice: Armed Forces Covenant (Silver) / Disability Confident Committed / 5% Club (Platinum) / Mates in Mind / Clear Assured (Foundation) / The Mineral Products and Qualification Council (MPQC) / STEM Ambassador
* Compensation Package: Bonus incentives / Generous Pension Schemes / Life Assurance
* Work Life Balance: 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) / Agile working / Flexible working / Holiday purchase / Sabbatical
* Family Friendly: Enhanced policies such as Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave / Neonatal / Adoption/IVF/Menopause
* Social Value: paid Volunteering Day every year / Communities (LGBTQ+, Network of Woman, Woman in Science and Engineering (STEM), Armed Forces)