Shift Maintenance Fitter (4 on 4 off shift, days and nights)

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Shift Maintenance Fitter (4 on 4 off shift, days and nights)

Sittingbourne

�36,000 - �39,000

Alecto Recruitment is looking to hear from experienced Mechanical Fitters and Technicians from a production engineering background interested in joining our client in Sittingbourne as a Shift Maintenance Fitter.

Working on a pattern of 2 days 2 nights, 4 off (12-hour shifts) you will carry out maintenance and repair works on conveyors and recycling processing machinery on a preventative and reactive basis.

Duties

• Shift pattern 4 on 4 off days and nights.
• To work alongside the Maintenance Manager in carrying out duties to help in the running of the maintenance department.
• Promote the maintenance vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.
• Identify areas for improvement and put proposals forward to achieve the improvements.
• Communicate plans for upper-level improvements to maintenance worker staff.
• Help train and motivate employees from the maintenance department in the upkeep and running of MeWa and CRT.
• Work with the Shift Managers and all teams within the plant to best optimise production and schedule repairs.
• Fabricate new parts and system as discussed with the Maintenance Manager.
• Fabricate parts as required by the Fitters to keep the plant running.

Applicant Profile

• Maintenance experience working in an industrial processing facility, ideally the recycling sector.
• Previous welding/fabrication experience.
• Experience with working with plant and machinery.
• Willing to work in a dusty environment.
• Experience of maintaining consistency in process and some experience of implementing new processes.
• Must be computer literate (i.e. Excel, outlook).
• Have a Forklift Licence or willing to learn (training will be provided).
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety and Environment legislation ideally gained in waste/metals industry.
• Ideally Mig Welding Experience.

To apply for this role please send your CV or call (phone number removed) ext 202 for more information.