Fixed Plant Fitter

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Fixed Plant Fitter

Location: Ancaster, NG32
Pay: £17.00 - £21.00 per hour (DOE)
Hours: 45 hours per week – rotating day and night shifts

Day Shift: 1 x 12-hour shift per week

Night Shift: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week

Overtime:Paid after 45 hours

Fixed Plant Fitter – Ancaster

Simple Recruitment  is recruiting a skilled Fixed Plant Fitter to join a busy waste management and recycling facility in Ancaster.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced mechanical engineer or fitter looking for a long-term role within a fast-paced industrial environment. You'll play a key role in ensuring the site's fixed plant machinery operates safely, reliably and efficiently while contributing to continuous improvements across the operation.

The Role

As a Fixed Plant Fitter, you will be responsible for maintaining, repairing and improving a range of fixed plant and mechanical equipment, including conveyors, shredders, balers and associated machinery.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on fixed plant machinery and site equipment.
• Inspect, service and repair conveyors, shredders, balers and other mechanical systems.
• Diagnose mechanical faults and complete repairs to minimise downtime.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and support emergency repairs.
• Assist with planned preventative maintenance schedules.
• Support the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment.
• Work closely with engineering and operations teams to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Complete all maintenance work in line with health, safety and environmental procedures.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, inspection reports and parts usage.
• Help maintain a safe, clean and compliant working environment.

About You

We're looking for a practical, hands-on engineer with excellent mechanical fault-finding skills and a proactive approach to maintenance.

You will ideally have:

• Experience in plant maintenance, mechanical maintenance, engineering or a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical systems and industrial machinery.
• Experience carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance.
• Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience working with conveyors, shredders, balers or other fixed plant equipment would be advantageous.
• The ability to work safely in a busy operational environment.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• A reliable, flexible and proactive approach to work.
• A strong commitment to health, safety and environmental standards.
• A qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Plant Maintenance or a related discipline is desirable.
• Experience within waste management, recycling, manufacturing, quarrying, aggregates, heavy industry or similar sectors is beneficial.

What's on Offer

• £17.00 - £21.00 per hour, depending on experience.
• Overtime paid after 45 hours.
• Long-term, stable opportunity.
• Work within a well-established waste management and recycling operation.
• Opportunity to develop your engineering skills within a supportive team.

This role would suit candidates with experience as a Mechanical Fitter, Maintenance Fitter, Plant Fitter, Mechanical Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for a varied, hands-on maintenance position.