Mechanical Fitter

Location: West Thurrock, Essex

Salary: £19.37 per hour

Hours: 7:00am 5:00pm, Monday to Friday

Holiday: 25 days holiday + public bank holidays

Pin Point Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Fitter to join an established industrial manufacturing site in West Thurrock.

This is a permanent day-shift position, working as part of the site maintenance team. You will be responsible for carrying out planned and reactive mechanical maintenance across a range of industrial plant and equipment, helping to keep production running safely and efficiently.

The Role

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs.
• Diagnosing mechanical faults across a range of industrial equipment.
• Maintaining and repairing conveyors, screws, presses, compressors, bucket elevators and associated machinery.
• Carrying out routine inspections and testing of mechanical systems and components.
• Working on pipework, including the installation and maintenance of gaskets, flanges and fixings.
• Installing and maintaining plastic pipework.
• Carrying out mechanical seal installation, maintenance and setting.
• Completing alignment of drive systems using DTI and laser alignment equipment.
• Monitoring plant during production and identifying potential equipment failures before they cause disruption.
• Working from mechanical drawings, schematics and technical information.
• Completing preventative maintenance tasks through the site's CMMS system.
• Recording maintenance activities, faults and required spares accurately.
• Working alongside Mechanical and Instrumentation teams to provide an effective maintenance service.
• Liaising with external contractors and service companies when required.
• Supporting planned outages and turnaround activities when required.
• Completing risk assessments and method statements where required.
• Maintaining high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance at all times.

About You

• A City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 Mechanical Engineering qualification or equivalent.
• Previous experience working within industries such as chemical, pharmaceutical, paper, power generation, oil & gas, food, FMCG or similar.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with planned and reactive maintenance.
• Knowledge of isolation and LOTO procedures.
• Experience working with steam and compressed air systems.
• Good understanding of mechanical pipework and associated equipment.
• Awareness of PSSR, LOLER, PUWER and COSHH requirements.
• Experience working at height and/or confined spaces would be advantageous.
• Good understanding of health and safety procedures.
• The ability to read and understand mechanical drawings and schematics.
• Good computer skills and the ability to use maintenance management systems.

If you are an experienced Mechanical Fitter looking for a stable Monday-to-Friday position in West Thurrock, we would be keen to hear from you.

Apply today through Pin Point Recruitment.