Mechanical Fitter

Expert are working in partnership with this prestigious Limavady based Client to recruit a Mechanical Fitter to join their talented team.

Role:
Experienced Mechanical Fitter

As acritical member of the Companys Maintenance team, youwill work at maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing machinery in our manufacturing facilities.

Youwill work closely with all staff in each department to ensure optimum machinery performance and reduction of downtime.

Responsibilities will include:

• Mechanical reactive and preventative maintenance;
• Plant improvements, upgrades and installations;
• Fault diagnosis to establish root cause of failure on mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems;

Essential Criteria:

• Must have a recognised time served apprenticeship and achieved a relevant recognised qualification;
• 3 - 5 years' experience gained working within a manufacturing environment in a similar role;
• Strong technical skills;
• Welding and fabrication experience;
• Strong analytical skills with proven problem solving ability;
• Experience of planned preventative maintenance systems;
• Experience of troubleshooting, fault finding, and repairs on modern machinery and equipment, hydraulics and pneumatics systems;
• Confident in reading and understanding engineering drawings to include hydraulic and pneumatic diagrams;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Ability to work on your own or as part of a team;
• Reliable, honest, trustworthy and hard-working;
• Good communications skills.

Desirable criteria:

Due to the nature of the role preference will be given to applicants demonstrating the following:

• Experience of working with heavy plant/industrial machinery,
• Electrical Experience in major mechanical upgrades and installations;
• Machining experience use of manual lathes, milling machines;
• Electrical qualification and experience specifically relevant to maintenance and fault finding.

Closing date:
Friday 25th September 2026

For further information on this fantastic role, please contact Kevin on or forward a CV using the link below. .

Skills:
Mechanical Fitter Fitter Heavy Plant Fitter