Experienced Mechanical Fitter

Job description

As a critical member of the Company’s Maintenance team, you will work at maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing machinery in our manufacturing facilities. You will work closely with all staff in each department to ensure optimum machinery performance and reduction of downtime.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical reactive and preventative maintenance.
• Plant improvements, upgrades and installations.
• Fault diagnosis to establish root cause of failure on mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Carry out mechanical reactive and preventative maintenance within all areas of the plant and on rolling plant.
• Plant improvements, upgrades and installations.
• Carry out visual line inspections of all plant and equipment.
• Fault diagnosis to establish root cause of failure on mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Appropriately use and handling of mechanical equipment.
• Liaise with production personnel ensuring all machinery and equipment is in proper working order.
• Carry out all maintenance duties in a safe and practical manner.
• Perform preventative maintenance activities on plant and equipment as per schedule.
• Ensure a quick response to breakdowns and emergency call-out situations.
• Maintain spare parts store and ensure adequate stock levels are maintained. Source and order spares and parts as required.
• Meet all assigned maintenance targets and assist others in accomplishing their targets.
• Keep designated areas for daily maintenance and workshop clean, tidy and orderly.
• Proactively comply with the Company’s Health and Safety rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Attend health and safety meetings and make positive contributions.
• Promote health and safety awareness in Drenagh sawmills employees and contractors.
• Participate in training events organised by the Company.
• Participate in LEAN Company improvement activities including daily meetings.
• Communicate effectively with the management team and all personnel.
• Communicate and work effectively with external contractors.
• Maintain appropriate maintenance records and keep information in an automated maintenance information system up to date.
• Undertake any training required.
• Any other duties which may reasonably be required by the company.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Must have a recognised time served apprenticeship and achieved a relevant recognised qualification.
• 3 - 5 years' experience gained working within a manufacturing environment in a similar role.
• Strong technical skills.
• Welding and fabrication experience.
• Strong analytical skills with proven problem solving ability.
• Experience of planned preventative maintenance systems.
• Experience of troubleshooting, fault finding, and repairs on modern machinery and equipment, hydraulics and pneumatics systems.
• Confident in reading and understanding engineering drawings to include hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work on your own or as part of a team.
• Reliable, honest, trustworthy and hard-working.
• Good communications skills.

Desirable Skills

• Experience of working with heavy plant/industrial machinery.
• Electrical Experience in major mechanical upgrades and installations.
• Machining experience including use of manual lathes, milling machines.
• Electrical qualification and experience. Specifically relevant to maintenance and fault finding.

Further Information

Terms of work: Salary: To be agreed, depending on skill level and experience £500 Sign On Bonus (payable after 6 months employment, conditions apply) Attendance Reward Scheme Length of Service Award Company Pension scheme Hours of work: 7:30am to 4pm Monday to Friday (40 hour week); 2 fifteen minute unpaid meal breaks. Overtime: Must be willing to work regular overtime hours on week days to 5pm and occasional Saturdays (7:30am to 12pm). Overtime hours (over 40 hours) paid at 1.5 times hourly rate. Holidays: 28 days (including statutory days); made up of 23 set days, 5 floating days booked in advance as required.