Maintenance Fitter in Ripon, North Yorkshire

Maintenance Fitter | £39,000 | Days Only (4 on / 4 off)

Join a well-established, business in a hands-on maintenance role offering variety, training and long-term progression.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Mechanical Maintenance Fitter at any stage of their career - whether you're newly qualified, highly experienced, or simply looking to move into a days-only position.

The Role

• 70% mechanical / 30% electrical maintenance
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive breakdowns
• Fault finding, strip down, inspection and rebuild of machinery
• Electrical fault finding on wiring, motors and control panels
• Basic PLC fault diagnosis
• Installation, upgrades and commissioning of new equipment
• Working with hydraulic systems and lifting equipment
• MIG welding and racking repairs
• Maintenance of mechanical handling and production equipment
• Carrying out condition-based inspections (bearings, drives, alignment)
• Identifying and implementing improvements to reliability and performance

We're keen to hear from candidates with a solid engineering foundation and a proactive approach:

• NVQ Level 3 in Engineering (or time-served equivalent)
• Strong mechanical / electro-mechanical fitting experience
• Confident fault finding on hydraulics, motors and control panels
• Basic knowledge of control systems and sensors
• Comfortable with physical work and occasional working at height
• Safety-conscious with a continuous improvement mindset

This role would suit:

• Recently qualified engineers
• Maintenance Fitters looking to broaden skills
• Engineers seeking better work-life balance or a shift change

• 4 on / 4 off
• 6:00am - 6:00pm (days only - no nights)

• Competitive salary of £39,000
• Workplace pension
• Healthcare scheme
• 21 days holiday + option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Refer a Friend bonus
• Ongoing training and career development

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Thanks for your application. Due to the high level of responses we are currently receiving, whilst we endeavour to contact everyone, sometimes we are unable to. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of making your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.