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.

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.

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.

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