Mechanical Fitter

Brighton | Permanent | Competitive Salary + Benefits

Are you a Mechanical Fitter who enjoys working on heavy plant rather than standing at the same production machine every day?

We are recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Fitter to join a busy aggregates operation in the Brighton area.

This is a hands-on engineering role maintaining and repairing the mechanical equipment that keeps a heavy industrial site running.

The Role

Working as part of the engineering and maintenance team, you will be responsible for:

• Responding to mechanical breakdowns
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance
• Diagnosing mechanical faults and identifying long-term solutions
• Maintaining conveyors, screens, crushers and processing equipment
• Working on pumps, gearboxes, bearings, motors and drive systems
• Completing welding, fabrication and mechanical repairs
• Supporting plant shutdowns and major maintenance activities
• Inspecting equipment and identifying potential failures
• Recording completed maintenance activities
• Working safely within a heavy industrial environment

What We Are Looking For

We want to speak with Mechanical Fitters, Maintenance Engineers and Plant Fitters with experience in environments such as:

• Quarrying and aggregates
• Asphalt
• Cement
• Concrete
• Recycling
• Waste
• Heavy manufacturing
• Ports
• Bulk materials handling

You will need strong mechanical fault-finding skills and be comfortable working around large-scale plant and processing equipment.

Why Apply?

You will be joining an established heavy industrial operation where engineering genuinely matters.

This is a role for someone who wants proper mechanical maintenance, breakdown and plant work.

Apply today for a confidential discussion with Andrews Recruitment Group, specialists in engineering recruitment across the UK aggregates sector.