Maintenance Fitter
2 days ago
Killingworth
Rewards and Benefits on Offer; • Immediate start available, • Competitive basic salary, • Dayshift, • Free on-site parking, • A streamlined, quick interview process MTrec’s New Opportunity; MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious manufacturing client, based just North of Newcastle by recruiting a permanent Maintenance Fitter. You will be joining an industry leading company, with an excellent team-based culture and fantastic long-term career prospects . If you have a background within Maintenance, ideally multiskilled with a mechanical bias, apply now for an immediate response The Job You’ll Do; • This is a hands-on, shop-floor critical role responsible for maintaining, repairing, and improving all production equipment, • Proactively prevent failures, diagnose issues quickly, and keep production running across: the press and machine shops as well as plant facilities, • Implement strategies to reduce downtime as much as possible, • Breakdown response & fault finding - Rapid response to equipment breakdowns across site, • Diagnose mechanical faults under pressure with minimal information, • Carry out effective repairs to restore production quickly, • Execute and improve PPM schedules across all equipment, • Identify weak points and implement permanent fixes, • Ensure all maintenance is logged, tracked, and auditable, • Strip, inspect, rebuild, and install mechanical components including: bearings, shafts, gearboxes, hydraulic & pneumatic systems and tooling, • Focus on continuous improvement, • Work to strict HSE standards at all times, • Support Production About You; • NVQ Level 3 / Apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent), • Time-served Maintenance Fitter preferred, • Strong mechanical background in heavy industrial / manufacturing environments, • Experience with: Hydraulics & pneumatics, bearings, drives, and rotating equipment, • Confident in fault finding under pressure, • Able to read and interpret mechanical drawings, • Electrical fault-finding experience