Job Details

Mechanical Fitter

📍 Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire
£50,000 per annum
£50000 - £55000/annum + overtime + benefits
Industry: Engineering
Applications: >10
Posted: 13-01-2026
Company: TechNichols Resourcing Ltd
Type: Permanent
Reference: 224596550

Job Description:

Role: Mechanical Maintenance Fitter / Mechanical Fitter - permanent days

Salary: £52,000 to £53,000 per annum + overtime paid at x1.5 & x2.0 (£5k+ potential) + benefits and opportunities to progress up through their salary grades and receive enhancements

Hours: 4 on 4 off, 6am till 6pm

Location: Commutable from Walsall, Lichfield, Cannock, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Tamworth and surrounding areas

Company

We are currently recruiting Mechanical Fitter / Maintenance Fitter to work within a large Engineering Department consisting of 18 Engineers. It's a supported and driven maintenance team, looking after a range of production machinery via planned and reactive maintenance, as well as completing project work. It is a varied and interesting role, no two days are the same, always juggling and prioritising workloads. You will also benefit from having opportunities to learn new skills, receive further training and develop your career in this factory and company. The company offers Engineer the chance to progress up through their grades that offers salary enhancements and more responsibilities!

If you're a mechanical fitter, qualified through an apprenticeship or similar, keen to secure yourself an exciting career opportunity, don't delay and apply now!

Responsibilities

Mechanical Maintenance Fitter, working a continental shift pattern of 4 on 4 off, 6am till 6pm. Your role will include, although not limited to:

Planned Preventative Maintenance across a range of equipment and machinery.

Dealing with machinery breakdowns and problems, fault finding, diagnostics and repairs.

Assisting with planned shut-downs and project work, refurbishing machines and replacing worn parts.

 

Requirements

Completed a recognised Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship or hold Mechanical Engineering qualifications

Experience in a similar environment; Industrial, Production or Manufacturing environments - most considered, ideally in a heavy plant environment

Maintenance experience; dealing with machinery and equipment problems and breakdowns and/or completing preventative maintenance of plant/industrial machinery

Any experience of SOME of the following; Belts, Chains, Gear Boxes, Pumps, Bearings, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Welding and Fabricating etc

Motivated and driven to succeed

Willing to take on and complete further training as part of your growth and development in the factory and company

If this role sounds of interest, please apply now and send your most up to date CV to Wesley at TechNichols Resourcing to be considered. Or call TechNichols Resourcing and speak with Wesley for further information.

We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard back within 5 working days unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.

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