Maintenance Fitter

Holt Recruitment Ltd

Maintenance Fitter / Technician
Location: Southampton
Salary: £45,000+ DOE
Hours: 43.75 hours per week - 07:45 – 17:00 - Monday to Friday

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled engineer to join a busy operation where you will play a key role in ensuring maximum uptime of plant and machinery through proactive and reactive maintenance.
The Role As a Maintenance Fitter / Technician, you will be responsible for keeping heavy plant and processing equipment in optimum operational condition. Machinery includes:
  • Heavy mobile plant
  • Excavators
  • Wheel loaders
  • Balers
  • Other specialist recycling equipment
Key Responsibilities
  • Diagnose and resolve breakdown issues efficiently
  • Respond rapidly to minimise equipment downtime
  • Maintain all machinery to a high operational standard in line with company procedures
  • Comply with all machine operating systems and safety protocols
  • Keep accurate records of machinery on site
  • Complete and maintain documentation via CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)
  • Provide written and verbal reports to line management
  • Attend progress meetings as required
  • Carry out additional duties as reasonably requested
  • Adhere to company policies and procedures
Essential Skills & Experience
  • Proven experience in a similar maintenance role
  • Ability to strip down and rebuild hydraulic and mechanical components on heavy machinery
  • Strong understanding of technical drawings
  • Competent in lifting and slinging operations
  • Working knowledge of diesel engine maintenance
  • ONC qualification (or equivalent)
  • NVQ Level 3 or above in a relevant engineering discipline
  • IT literate, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Desirable Skills
  • HNC qualification in a relevant engineering field
  • Advanced hydraulic fault diagnosis at component level
  • Experience operating basic machine shop equipment (lathe, milling machine, etc.)
  • Working knowledge of 3-phase electrics
  • Experience working within a clean room environment
  • Background in metal recycling or similar heavy industrial sectors
Benefits
  • 25 days holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays
  • On-site parking
  • Pension – auto enrolled in month 3
  • Medicash – fully funded after successful completion of 6-month probation

If you have the relevant skillset for this fantastic opportunity, apply today! Alternatively, give David at Holt recruitment a call on (phone number removed) to discuss further.

DH
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