Mechanical Fitter (3x shifts)

Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

• 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays, increasing to 27 days after one complete calendar year.
• Sick Pay, dependent on length of service.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Life assurance, including death in service.
• Employer contributory Pension.
• Income Protection.
• Branded work wear and PPE.
• Competitive salary
• Permanent employment.
• Immediate start.

MTrec’s New Opportunity;

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious manufacturing client, based in County Durham, with their plans for growth and expansion, by recruiting a permanent Mechanical Fitter to join their team. You will be joining a fast-paced, dynamic company, with an excellent team-based culture and huge opportunities to progress your career. Our client is a major international player in their specialist industry sector and supplies its quality products globally. You will be joining a very secure and expanding business, where you will enjoy a varied working environment, a great team culture and a great new career move.

If you are a Mechanical Fitter, with time served in a manufacturing environment, apply now for an immediate response.

The Job You’ll Do;

• Carryout fault-finding activities and undertake timely repair of equipment in the following areas; Conveyor systems, fluid tanks, pumps, motors, bearings, electrical systems
• Undertake planned preventative maintenance activities on automated production facilities. (PPM)
• Fault diagnosis, servicing, and repair of the paint, etch and wash facilities across the site
• Able to prepare shift reports to highlight the shift problems and communicate this to the team in a shift handover.
• Drive improvement activities and work with external suppliers to deliver projects on time
• Ensure strict adherence to safe working practices and observe safety rules at all times.
• Responsible for the maintenance of Coating and Washing facilities

About You;

• To have served an apprenticeship in maintenance or fitting, preferably in an automated manufacturing environment.
• Educated to HNC level or equivalent.
• Possess a good mechanical knowledge of pumps, motors, conveyor systems including pneumatics, hydraulics and electrical.
• Ensure strict adherence to safe working practices and observe health and safety rules at all times.
• Flexible, team orientated and self-motivated approach to work.
• Highly organised with the ability to effectively manage their own time and prioritise workload.
• Must be an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills, open to change and have a can-do approach.
• Possess a good knowledge of fabrication and welding techniques
• Able to produce technical reports with good working knowledge of maintenance systems.