Maintenance Fitter

**Job Role - **Maintenance Fitter

**Reports to** : Maintenance Supervisor

**Direct reports**: None

**Job Purpose**:To maintain all manufacturing plant equipment and facilities in good working order.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Carry out repairs to all types of plant machinery and equipment in a safe, timely, and professional manner
- Reactive repairs to Press, CNC and other machinery
- Carry out PPM schedules as necessary and planned work orders as required
- Operate maintenance forklift truck and elevated working platform as required
- Assist visiting specialist engineers when necessary
- Plan / prioritise workload to support production and ensure efficient use of working time
- Manufacture spare parts as required (simple bracketry gaskets etc..) using lathes, milling machines and welding equipment etc
- Typical example of work would be to respond to maintenance request for equipment fault, diagnose fault repair and return equipment to operational service. All work to be carried out operating in a safe and efficient manner. (A process of dynamic risk assessment is to be implemented and adhered to).
- Identify spare requirements
- Assist with moving, installation, repositioning of machines and equipment

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- Hydraulic / Pneumatic experience beneficial
- Mechanical/Electrical based apprenticeship with City & Guilds or equivalent qualifications
- Experience working with both PLC and Fanuc control systems would be desirable
- Experience with 3 phase motors and Conveyors desirable
- Basic Welding experience beneficial

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £26,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cramlington: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Maintenance: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Shift availability:

- Day shift (preferred)
- Night shift (preferred)
- Overnight shift (preferred)

Work Location: In person