Maintenance Shift Fitter

• Day to day maintenance of all plant and machinery
• Conduct risk assessments on all jobs before undertaking any work / tasks
• To install and maintain new and existing equipment, whilst ensuring production is not interrupted
• Assist with conducting hands-on mechanical engineering routines, in accordance with the planned preventative maintenance systems (PPM), to minimise plant downtime, and ensure that the plant operates to the standards laid down in the appropriate legislation
• Ensure that all logs and job sheets are filled in as required
• Ensure that the working area is clean and tidy on completion of any job / task
• Be responsible for the health and safety of yourself and others within the workplace and comply with all health and safety procedures
• Assisting other mechanical / operational departments when required

• Had a time served apprenticeship or recognised Mechanical Engineering certification/qualification, or equivalent
• Previous engineering experience within a process / factory environment
• To be able to work on own initiative
• Take an initiative-taking approach to problem solving and produce appropriate solutions to reduce disruption to working processes
• Have a calm and methodical approach to work and be able to work under pressure within time constraints
• Excellent communication skills

Fabrication skills Would be advantageous