Maintenance Fitter

Posted 10 October 2024
Salary Negotiable
LocationWexford
Job type Permanent
Discipline Engineering & Manufacturing
ReferenceDMV10581_1728567406
Contact NameDarren McVicker

Job description

Maintenance Fitter
County Wexford

Vickerstock are working with a leading Food Manufacturing client who supply into the nutrition, health and well-being sectors with the recruitment of a Maintenance Fitter for their site in County Wexford.

This role offers a variety of experience, strong support and training to the right candidate and a vibrant environment to work in.

Your roles and responsibilities as a Maintenance Fitter;

  • Maintenance planning: plan the scope of work required, ensure all spares are in stock and available, organise external vendors.
  • Preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of production lines and plant equipment.
  • Continuous improvement of production processes equipment, by identifying and implementing improvement projects to improve the operating effectiveness of equipment.
  • Project Lead/Supervisor on plant upgrade projects/customer projects.
  • Identify opportunities and/or solutions to add additional value to plant/customers by identifying performance constraints
  • Assist with training of machine operators on machine set up, fault correction, adjustments
  • When a fault is detected, take action based on your best judgment on whether to effect immediate repair or not
  • Co-operate and participate fully in training and development in cross-skilling and other job-related competencies


As a Maintenance Fitter, ideally you will have:

  • Trades Qualified Mechanical with electrical knowledge.
  • Experience within a maintenance environment
  • Excellent troubleshooting skills.
  • Multi-tasking skills and the ability to respond quickly in a fast-paced production environment.
  • Flexibility with shift patterns as some maintenance and other projects must take place during line downtime and out of hours.

What we hope you will do next;

Contact Darren McVicker to discuss this in absolute confidence or send an updated CV via the link on the page - 01 526 7473

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If you are interested in this vacancy, or work within Engineering / Manufacturing in Ireland, then please apply with your CV to me for consideration - (You can also find and connect with me on LinkedIn)