Maintenance Fitter
Morgan McKinley Fermoy
Job Specification: Maintenance Fitter
our busy sawmill plant. This role is critical to ensuring that all mechanical systems
and equipment operate at peak performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong
background in heavy industry maintenance, with a commitment to safety and
Location: Fermoy, County Cork
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent Shift: 12-hour, 8-hour, day and night shiftsavailable
Job Overview:
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Maintenance Fitter to joinour busy sawmill plant. This role is critical to ensuring that all mechanical systems
and equipment operate at peak performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong
background in heavy industry maintenance, with a commitment to safety and
continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with all relevant safety regulations and
- Conduct fault diagnosis, repairs, and routine maintenance on plant equipment to
- Act as first responder for mechanical breakdowns on-site.
- Carry out preventative and predictive maintenance tasks, and support process
- Maintain and repair a range of systems, including:
- Motors and gearboxes (up to 125kW)
- Chain drives and hydraulic/pneumatic systems
- Mobile plant equipment (log handlers, fork trucks)
- Boilers and drying kilns (low pressure hot water systems)
- Manufacture or modify spare parts using milling, turning, welding, and other
- Document the use of spare parts to ensure timely replacement.
- Support plant upgrade and continuous improvement projects, as well as general
sawmill operations.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Time-served mechanical fitter with relevant qualifications in Mechanical
- Consideration for those with heavy construction plant or mining experience.
- Additional safety-related training is beneficial (e.g., Safe Pass, Mobile Elevated
- At least 5 years of post-qualification experience in a similar role, ideally within
- Comfortable working indoors and outdoors year-round in a fast-paced environment.
- Bike to work scheme
- Company pension
- Employee assistance and discount programs
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Ability to commute to or relocate to Fermoy, Co. Cork.
- English proficiency preferred.
- Valid driving license, and forklift license preferred.
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