JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Workshop Fitter
Location: Leeds, Keighley, Huddersfield, Sheffield
Reporting to: Foreman/Depot Manager
Responsible for (direct reports): N/A
Deputises for: N/A
Job Purpose
Responsible for inspecting machinery and equipment and ensuring it is safe for use by repairing and maintaining them, undertaking servicing and maintenance often using specialist equipment.
Key Skills & Duties
- Inspecting machines for defects
- Servicing and maintenance
- Undertaking routine inspections of various equipment
- Dismantling and repairing or replacing fault components
- Reassembling and testing components to ensure they are working safely
- Performing checks on new equipment before first use
- Updating service records
- Escalating faults to managers
- Use of a wide range of specialist tools such as hydraulic presses
- Keeping the workshop area clean and tidy
- Follow all H&S procedures
- Basic welding
- Using lifting equipment in accordance with LOLER regulations
Qualifications & Experience
- Industry experience in a similar role
- Previous experience of diagnosing and repairing plant / machinery/ lifting
- equipment is essential
- Proven track record of diagnosing faults
- Previous experience of hydraulic systems
- Basic electrical skills for plant and machinery
- Previous experience of use of large workshop equipment
- NVQ Plant and Machinery or land based engineering L3 qualification desirable
- Manufacturer training courses for industry product
- M&E Experience
- FLT
From £33,000to £36,000 dependant on experience
