Mechanical Fitter / Mechanical Engineer
Location: Smethwick, West Midlands - Commutable from Dudley, Kidderminster, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Halesowen, Shirley, Redditch, Bromsgrove and surrounding areas
Salary: £35,500 Per Annum plus benefits and opportunities to develop and grow your career
This industrial manufacturing company within the Smethwick area, is seeking a proactive Mechanical Fitter to join their large Maintenance team on permanent days.
The company successfully manufactures and exports a wide range of products to customers across the globe. The Mechanical Fitter will be part of their skilled Mechanical Maintenance team where you can expect to have good opportunities to continue to grow your professional knowledge & skills through additional internal/external training & mentoring.
The Maintenance Fitter will undertake both PPM and be responding to production breakdowns, working with the wider team to undertake project work too. Each member of the Maintenance team needs to be comfortable in communicating effectively with other departments across the company, to ensure daily goals are understood and met.
Interested Candidates need to be mechanically qualified, ideally through a mechanical related apprenticeship or a related RQF Level 3 qualification.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Experience of Mechanical preventative and reactive maintenance within an industrial environment.
- Solid experience working across a wide range of production equipment such as gearboxes, bearings, pumps, mechanical seals, pipework, motors, belts etc.
- Experience of Mechanical plant installation and modification work.
- Knowledge of Boiler operations, waste solvent incineration or emissions abatement plant is beneficial.
- Statutory inspections - pressure testing, plant integrity and commissioning work.
- Ability to use Computerised Maintenance Management Systems.
- Able to use and interpret equipment drawings, manuals or other technical information to assist with works.
- Must be able to work in accordance with the company's safe systems of work and permit to work systems
Preferred Training / Qualifications:
- Ideally have completed a recognised Mechanical apprenticeship or as a minimum, are educated to RQF level 3 (ie. City & Guilds or NVQ level 3) in a practical Mechanical Fitting/Engineering discipline.
- Any training or certification of using/operating MEWP's, Abrasive wheels or Confined Spaces is highly beneficial but isn't essential.
If this role sounds of interest then please apply now and send your most up to date CV to Alec at TechNichols Resourcing to be considered. Alternatively, call TechNichols Resourcing and speak with Alec for further information.
We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard back within 5 working days unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.