Mechanical Fitter

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Salary: £40,000 – 41,000 + 25 days holiday + 10% pension + Life assurance x4 annual salary

Location: Yeadon / Otley (easily commutable from Bradford, Leeds, Harrogate)

Hours: Monday to Friday – Days 7am – 4pm

The Job:

  • 80% preventative maintenance and 20% reactive.

  • Good prospects for training and gaining experience from experienced supervisors and managers.

  • Prospects to be involved in future modernisation projects

  • A mixture of old and new equipment and machinery across a large site

  • Pumps, gearboxes, agitators, mixing vessels, boilers and boiler house equipment, compressors, fans, gas booster systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, overhead cranes and lift systems.

  • Installation of new rotating equipment including accurate alignment.

  • Machining on lathes, milling machine, pillar drill etc.

  • Welding and basic fabrication.

  • Working with apprentices as well as very experienced maintenance and production staff.

  • Thorough training and onboarding

    The Person:

  • Ideally 5 years + electrical maintenance experience gained in an industrial or manufacturing setting

  • Instrumentation knowledge would be an advantage but not essential.

  • Project experience may be an advantage for potential future investment and modernisation projects

  • Background in any of the following would be useful; heavier engineering process plants, chemical, steel, glass, recycling, steel, energy, gas, paper. Ultimately all most backgrounds / applicants considered.

  • Compex or Atex awareness or certificates would be an advantage but not essential.

    The Company:

    The team and company are very friendly and work as a team. The company is very well established with a global customer base manufacturing sustainable and in demand products. There is a professional yet informal and relaxed feel to the plant. There will be opportunities to improve and learn new skills, get involved in projects and progress if you wanted to.

    Low staff turnover – this role is to replace someone retiring.

    To apply send CV to Tim Fawcett at Control Recruitment Solutions or contact us via the office number.

    Key; electrical technician, electrical maintenance engineer, electrical engineer; project engineer; industrial electrician; controls engineer; controls and automation engineer; EC&I technician; instrument technician; instrumentation engineer; EC&I engineer; area engineer; section engineer; P&IDs, electrical engineer; scada; maintenance engineering; steam, comah; boiler; pressure; plant; pssr; electrical engineering; electrical maintenance engineer; tissue, paper, paper mill; hrsg; PLC, dcs; commissioning; superheated steam; steam generator; Manufacturing; propulsion; power; chemical; navy; marine; pressure vessels; tanks; heat exchangers; marine engineer; Plant Engineering; Marine Engineering; hydraulics; combustion engineering; renewable, biomass; CHP; combined heat and power; high pressure steam; steam rising; reliability; materials handling; solids handling; process machinery; aluminium; food; pharmaceutical; plastics; chemicals; feeds; mixers; hoppers; silos; tanks; heat exchangers; pressure vessels

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