Details:
- Salary: £45,500 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Coatbridge North Lanarkshire
- Date: 10 hours ago
Description:
Maintenance Fitter - Field Based
Location: North Lanarkshire
Salary: £45,500 per annum
Working hours: 45 hours per week, Monday-Friday, rotating dayshift/backshift
Are you an experienced Mechanical Maintenance Fitter looking for a varied role offering a competitive salary, overtime opportunities and the chance to develop your technical skills?
We're looking for a hands-on fitter to join a mobile engineering team, carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across a range of industrial plant and heavy mechanical equipment.
What's on offer?
£45,500 basic salary, with a salary review after your first three months
45-hour working week, Monday-Friday
Rotating dayshift and backshift
28 days' annual leave, inclusive of statutory holidays
Overtime available at time-and-a-half and double time
Company vehicle provided for work duties
Ongoing training and development opportunities
The role
You'll be responsible for maintaining equipment reliability, diagnosing mechanical faults and helping minimise unplanned downtime. Working alongside the engineering team, you'll carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs to keep equipment operating safely and efficiently.
Your responsibilities will include:
Completing planned and reactive mechanical maintenance
Fault-finding on hydraulic and pneumatic systems
Servicing, stripping and rebuilding pumps and gearboxes
Maintaining high-speed rotating equipment
Reading and interpreting technical drawings and schematics
Carrying out welding and fabrication repairs
Identifying defects and recommending corrective action
Following safe systems of work and completing basic maintenance reports
What we're looking for
You'll ideally have experience in a mechanical maintenance, plant maintenance, heavy equipment or industrial engineering environment.
You should bring:
Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics and rotating equipment
The ability to strip, repair and rebuild mechanical components
Good practical welding and fabrication skills
The ability to read technical drawings and schematics
A safety-conscious, practical approach to maintenance
Basic IT skills and the ability to complete maintenance records
Flexibility to work a rotating dayshift/backshift pattern
Candidates with a mechanical bias and some electrical or multi-skilled maintenance experience are also encouraged to apply.
If you're a practical engineer who takes pride in keeping equipment running safely and reliably, we'd like to hear from you.
Apply today to find out more