Description
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Fixed Plant Fitter
Location: Ancaster, NG32
Pay: £17.00 – £21.00 per hour (DOE)
Hours: 45 hours per week – rotating day and night shifts
Day Shift: 1 x 12-hour shift per week
Night Shift: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
Overtime:Paid after 45 hours
Fixed Plant Fitter – Ancaster
Simple Recruitment is recruiting a skilled Fixed Plant Fitter to join a busy waste management and recycling facility in Ancaster.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced mechanical engineer or fitter looking for a long-term role within a fast-paced industrial environment. You'll play a key role in ensuring the site's fixed plant machinery operates safely, reliably and efficiently while contributing to continuous improvements across the operation.
The Role
As a Fixed Plant Fitter, you will be responsible for maintaining, repairing and improving a range of fixed plant and mechanical equipment, including conveyors, shredders, balers and associated machinery.
Key Responsibilities
* Carry out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on fixed plant machinery and site equipment.
* Inspect, service and repair conveyors, shredders, balers and other mechanical systems.
* Diagnose mechanical faults and complete repairs to minimise downtime.
* Respond to equipment breakdowns and support emergency repairs.
* Assist with planned preventative maintenance schedules.
* Support the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment.
* Work closely with engineering and operations teams to improve equipment reliability and performance.
* Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce downtime.
* Complete all maintenance work in line with health, safety and environmental procedures.
* Maintain accurate maintenance records, inspection reports and parts usage.
* Help maintain a safe, clean and compliant working environment.
About You
We're looking for a practical, hands-on engineer with excellent mechanical fault-finding skills and a proactive approach to maintenance.
You will ideally have:
* Experience in plant maintenance, mechanical maintenance, engineering or a similar role.
* Strong knowledge of mechanical systems and industrial machinery.
* Experience carrying out both planned and reactive maintenance.
* Excellent fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
* Experience working with conveyors, shredders, balers or other fixed plant equipment would be advantageous.
* The ability to work safely in a busy operational environment.
* Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
* A reliable, flexible and proactive approach to work.
* A strong commitment to health, safety and environmental standards.
* A qualification in Mechanical Engineering, Plant Maintenance or a related discipline is desirable.
* Experience within waste management, recycling, manufacturing, quarrying, aggregates, heavy industry or similar sectors is beneficial.
What's on Offer
* £17.00 – £21.00 per hour, depending on experience.
* Overtime paid after 45 hours.
* Long-term, stable opportunity.
* Work within a well-established waste management and recycling operation.
* Opportunity to develop your engineering skills within a supportive team.
This role would suit candidates with experience as a Mechanical Fitter, Maintenance Fitter, Plant Fitter, Mechanical Engineer or Multi-Skilled Engineer looking for a varied, hands-on maintenance position
