Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

We are recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Shift Fitter to join a well-established industrial business based in the Fort William area.

This is a permanent opportunity to join a busy site maintenance team, providing mechanical maintenance and breakdown support across a wide range of production plant and machinery.

Working as part of the shift maintenance team, you will play a key role in keeping the site running safely and efficiently. The position will involve a mixture of planned preventative maintenance, fault finding, repairs and responding to machinery breakdowns.

The Role

As Mechanical Shift Fitter, your responsibilities will include:

* Carrying out planned and reactive mechanical maintenance across production equipment and machinery.

* Diagnosing mechanical faults and completing repairs to minimise production downtime.

* Responding promptly to breakdowns across production lines.

* Installing and replacing mechanical components including chain drives, gear motors, valves and pumps.

* Completing planned maintenance inspections and identifying potential faults before they result in breakdowns.

* Working closely with production and other maintenance personnel to ensure equipment remains safe and operational.

* Maintaining high standards of workmanship, safety and housekeeping.

About You

We are looking for someone with a strong mechanical engineering or maintenance background, ideally gained within a manufacturing, production, processing or other industrial environment.

You should be comfortable working both independently and as part of a maintenance team and have a practical, hands-on approach to fault finding and problem solving.

You will ideally have:

* Previous experience in a mechanical maintenance, mechanical fitter or similar engineering role.

* Strong mechanical fault-finding and repair skills.

* Experience working with industrial plant and machinery.

* A good understanding of planned and preventative maintenance.

* Good communication skills.

* Basic confidence using computer-based maintenance systems and software.

* Good organisational skills and attention to detail.

* The ability to work effectively under pressure and respond to breakdown situations.

* A strong commitment to health and safety.

What's on Offer?

This is an excellent opportunity to secure a long-term position with a large, established industrial employer offering a stable working environment and opportunities to develop your engineering career.

The package includes:

* Competitive salary.

* Rotating shift pattern.

* Employee discounts and benefits.

* 24/7 confidential wellbeing support.

* Cycle to Work Scheme.

* Funded learning and career development opportunities.

* Company Life Assurance