Mechanical Fitter

Element has an opportunity for a Mechanical Fitter to join our rapidly expanding team at Warringtonfire at our new Birchwood facility. The position will suit applicants wishing to exploit their technical knowledge in a commercial environment as part of a fast-growing company with global reach.

• Diagnosing and rectifying breakdowns and defects promptly both planned and unscheduled
• Implement preventive maintenance tasks on Fire Resistance furnaces and Reaction to fire equipment including associated components
• Maintaining and repairing Hydraulics systems
• Responsible for utilizing the companys CMMS system to track maintenance activities record equipment history and ensure accurate documentation
• Undertake welding and fabrication to furnace components and test subassemblies
• Installing altering and testing new equipment fixtures and systems
• Identifying and recommending opportunities for process and machinery improvements to increase efficiency
• Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety legislations & business processes
• Support the contractor management process when third party support is needed
• Proactively support the improvement cycle within the department bringing ideas and observations to your line manager
• Development details SOPs for the equipment under your care
• Ensure works are prioritised to maintain the agreed levels of equipment efficiencies

• Previous experience of working in an industrial environment with transferable skills
• FLT MEWP OHC
• Good verbal and written English communication skills
• Proactive approach to health and safety
• Progress reporting to management
• MIG-TIG Welding

Benefits of working at Element

33 days annual holiday consisting of 25 days annual holiday and 8 days public / x4 Life Assurance / Legal & General Pension scheme with total contributions up to 12% / Flexible Working / Cycle Scheme / Recommend a Friend Bonus / Perks At Work Discount Scheme

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to Make tomorrow safer than today.

When failure in use is not an option we help customers make certain that their products materials processes and services are safe compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D through complex regulatory approvals and into production our global laboratory network of scientists engineers and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality sustainable outcomes and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming the worlds most trusted testing partner.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age disability ethnic origin gender marital status race religion responsibility of dependents sexual orientation or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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