Mechanical Fitter
Timberpak Ltd., a leading wood recycler, is seeking a skilled Mechanical Fitter to enhance our Leeds-based team. The role comprises keeping our plant equipment efficient and cost-effective, overseeing routine maintenance, managing external contractors, acting as our first contact point for repairs, supporting new equipment implementation, and ensuring safe working conditions.
City: Leeds Contract Type: Full-time Job-Code: 4414 Department: Materials Management and Logistics
Your Tasks
- Ensure that all plant and equipment on site is maintained, providing recommendations for increasing plant efficiency and cost effectiveness.
- Liaise with the Operations Manager as to the condition of the mechanical and electrical equipment or related production problems.To provide recommendations for increasing plant efficiency and cost effectiveness.
- Act as the first line of contact for repairs and maintenance work on site and arrange and monitor, in relation to quality, and safety.
- Carry out any routine maintenance on any plant and equipment.
- Act as main point of contact to external service providers, as well as appointed building, maintenance and engineering contractors and industrial cleaners.
- Manage any contract labour engaged in any maintenance activity on site.
- Support the planning, installation and commissioning of any new equipment.
- Ensure that all maintenance and related tasks are conducted in a safe working manner and that any incidents or accidents and hazards are duly reported.
- Assist in the planning and alterations and development to any infrastructure on site.
- Ensure the maintenance workshop and stores are kept in a clean and tidy condition and to contribute an acceptable level of housekeeping on the site.
- Assist when required in relevant maintance work at other timberpak locations in particular Washington.
Our Requirements
- NVQ Level 3 Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- Fabrication experience to include various welding techniques such as MIG, and Arc. A coded welder qualification would be an advantage.
- FLT Licence, however training can be provided.
- Supervisory experience or experience of managing external contractors.
- Knowledge of relevant Health and Safety Legislation.
- Intermediate standard of IT skills and competent use of Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Good communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Well organised and efficient.
We Offer
The opportunity to join Timberpak, a leading Wood Recycler, which grades and processes various forms of waste wood for the production of wood-based materials by its parent company EGGER; focussed on quality, customer service, environment and sustainability. Competitive employee benefits and pension scheme.
Other benefits include:
- A competitive salary and pension scheme (with Life Assurance).
- Private Health Cash Plan.
- An annual Christmas bonus and gift.
- Annual lifestyle and wellbeing checks.
- The chance to work for an international business operating across 11 countries.
- 33 days holiday allowance (including bank holidays).
- Subsidised travel to and from work.
- An environmental and sustainability focused employer.
- Tailored training and career development opportunities.
- The opportunity to take part in a range of employee wellbeing initiatives.
- Access to free fruit on a weekly basis.
- Free parking in a secure staff car park.
Your Contact
Philip Maloney, HR, T 01434 602191