Mechanical Fitter - Heavy Plant​/Industrial Maintenance

Mechanical Fitter – Heavy Plant/Industrial Maintenance

Salary: GBP
51000 - GBP
51000 per annum

Location: Port of Greenock
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off (Days & Nights)
Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits

MRD Recruitment is working on behalf of our client to recruit an experienced Mechanical Fitter for a permanent opportunity based at the Port of Greenock
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This is an excellent opportunity for a Mechanical Fitter to join a skilled engineering team responsible for maintaining heavy industrial plant and machinery that supports critical port operations. The Mechanical fitter role offers long-term career development, ongoing technical training and the opportunity to work on a diverse range of heavy diesel and mechanical equipment.

As a Mechanical Fitter, you’ll be responsible for carrying out both planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs across a range of heavy diesel plant and industrial machinery. You’ll play a key role in ensuring equipment remains safe, compliant and fully operational, while helping minimise downtime through effective fault finding, diagnostics and timely repairs.

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on heavy diesel plant and machinery
• Diagnosing mechanical faults using specialist diagnostic and testing equipment
• Responding quickly to equipment failures to minimise operational disruption
• Maintaining hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Ensuring all maintenance work complies with current legislation and safety standards
• Supporting equipment reliability and operational performance
• Working safely within permit-to-work systems and engineering procedures
• Developing multi-skilled mechanical and electrical engineering capabilities

We’re looking for an experienced Mechanical Fitter with a background in heavy diesel plant, heavy industrial machinery or similar mechanical maintenance environments
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You should have:

• Experience maintaining heavy diesel plant and industrial equipment
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• A good understanding of hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Experience working in a busy, safety-critical environment
• A proactive approach to maintenance and problem solving
• A strong commitment to health and safety standards

You’ll also need to be willing to:

• Work at heights when required
• Follow safe systems of work and accident reporting procedures
• Develop multi-skilled electrical and mechanical engineering skills

In addition to a competitive salary, you’ll benefit from excellent training, career development and a comprehensive benefits package.

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Pension contribution
• Ongoing technical training and career development
• Employee wellbeing and assistance support
• Long-term career opportunities within a growing engineering environment

This is an opportunity to join a business investing heavily in its engineering operations and infrastructure, with the chance to work on a wide variety of heavy industrial equipment in a challenging and rewarding maintenance role. If you’re an experienced Mechanical Fitter looking for a role that offers technical variety, long-term stability and genuine career progression, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact MRD Recruitment in confidence for more information.