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Berry Recruitment are currently looking for a Mechanical Fitter to join our client's Waste Treatment plant near Knaresborough. The mechanical fitter shall support the mechanical maintenance team and the lead mechanical engineer in maintaining all aspects of mechanical plant, services, and equipment. As a mechanical fitter you will assist with planned preventative maintenance tasks, rectifying problems on mechanical assets and in the effective delivery of the planned outages whilst upholding the highest standard of health, safety, and quality.

Job Title: Mechanical Fitter
Location: Knaresborough
Pay: Hourly rate £25 depending upon experience, inside IR35
Contract: initial 3 months with potential to extend
Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm, but willingness to commit to additional hours where required.

Key responsibilities

Rectify problems on mechanical assets such as conveyor belts, pumps, gearboxes, valves and cranes
Carry out Fabrication work and general workshop duties.
Be responsible for PPM and Reactive maintenance work, ensuring the highest standards are set and maintained.
Assist with and actively participate in planned outages.
Operate Workshop machinery, fabrication, and refurbishment.
Communicate problems and concerns promptly through line management ensuring quick resolution.
Assist in delivering Maintenance Team KPIs.
Effectively use the site CMMS system.
Participate in team briefings and toolbox talks.
Ensure full compliance with appropriate
Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental standards, policies, and procedures.
Work safely and efficiently to the site safety rules, under a safe system of work.
Report any accidents, incidents and near misses.The Person

Qualifications

Time Served
Mechanical Technical Apprenticeship
Level 3 NVQ3/ BTEC
Maintenance Engineering
CSE/GCSE equivalent
IOSH Managing
Safely - DesirableSkills/ Experience

Proven knowledge/experience working on the following aspects of mechanical systems:

Conveyor belts.
Valves.
Gearboxes.
Hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Fabrication.
Ability to read and work from mechanical drawings/ documents.
Experience/knowledge of safe systems of work including permit to work, method statements and risk assessments.
Ability to carry out planned preventative maintenance tasks.
Ability fault-find and repair mechanical assets.
Good communication.
Experience writing Risk Assessments and Method Statements. If this role is of interest, apply now! All applications are reviewed daily. Alternatively, call Daisy on (phone number removed) to discuss.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job