Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
CV-LibraryFort William, HighlandpermanentPosted: 29 September 2026
Apply NowWe are recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Shift Fitter to join a well-established industrial business based in the Fort William area.
This is a permanent opportunity to join a busy site maintenance team, providing mechanical maintenance and breakdown support across a wide range of production plant and machinery.
Working as part of the shift maintenance team, you will play a key role in keeping the site running safely and efficiently. The position will involve a mixture of planned preventative maintenance, fault finding, repairs and responding to machinery breakdowns.
The Role
As Mechanical Shift Fitter, your responsibilities will include:
* Carrying out planned and reactive mechanical maintenance across production equipment and machinery.
* Diagnosing mechanical faults and completing repairs to minimise production downtime.
* Responding promptly to breakdowns across production lines.
* Installing and replacing mechanical components including chain drives, gear motors, valves and pumps.
* Completing planned maintenance inspections and identifying potential faults before they result in breakdowns.
* Working closely with production and other maintenance personnel to ensure equipment remains safe and operational.
* Maintaining high standards of workmanship, safety and housekeeping.
About You
We are looking for someone with a strong mechanical engineering or maintenance background, ideally gained within a manufacturing, production, processing or other industrial environment.
You should be comfortable working both independently and as part of a maintenance team and have a practical, hands-on approach to fault finding and problem solving.
You will ideally have:
* Previous experience in a mechanical maintenance, mechanical fitter or similar engineering role.
* Strong mechanical fault-finding and repair skills.
* Experience working with industrial plant and machinery.
* A good understanding of planned and preventative maintenance.
* Good communication skills.
* Basic confidence using computer-based maintenance systems and software.
* Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
* The ability to work effectively under pressure and respond to breakdown situations.
* A strong commitment to health and safety.
What's on Offer?
This is an excellent opportunity to secure a long-term position with a large, established industrial employer offering a stable working environment and opportunities to develop your engineering career.
The package includes:
* Competitive salary.
* Rotating shift pattern.
* Employee discounts and benefits.
* 24/7 confidential wellbeing support.
* Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Funded learning and career development opportunities.
* Company Life Assurance
This is a permanent opportunity to join a busy site maintenance team, providing mechanical maintenance and breakdown support across a wide range of production plant and machinery.
Working as part of the shift maintenance team, you will play a key role in keeping the site running safely and efficiently. The position will involve a mixture of planned preventative maintenance, fault finding, repairs and responding to machinery breakdowns.
The Role
As Mechanical Shift Fitter, your responsibilities will include:
* Carrying out planned and reactive mechanical maintenance across production equipment and machinery.
* Diagnosing mechanical faults and completing repairs to minimise production downtime.
* Responding promptly to breakdowns across production lines.
* Installing and replacing mechanical components including chain drives, gear motors, valves and pumps.
* Completing planned maintenance inspections and identifying potential faults before they result in breakdowns.
* Working closely with production and other maintenance personnel to ensure equipment remains safe and operational.
* Maintaining high standards of workmanship, safety and housekeeping.
About You
We are looking for someone with a strong mechanical engineering or maintenance background, ideally gained within a manufacturing, production, processing or other industrial environment.
You should be comfortable working both independently and as part of a maintenance team and have a practical, hands-on approach to fault finding and problem solving.
You will ideally have:
* Previous experience in a mechanical maintenance, mechanical fitter or similar engineering role.
* Strong mechanical fault-finding and repair skills.
* Experience working with industrial plant and machinery.
* A good understanding of planned and preventative maintenance.
* Good communication skills.
* Basic confidence using computer-based maintenance systems and software.
* Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
* The ability to work effectively under pressure and respond to breakdown situations.
* A strong commitment to health and safety.
What's on Offer?
This is an excellent opportunity to secure a long-term position with a large, established industrial employer offering a stable working environment and opportunities to develop your engineering career.
The package includes:
* Competitive salary.
* Rotating shift pattern.
* Employee discounts and benefits.
* 24/7 confidential wellbeing support.
* Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Funded learning and career development opportunities.
* Company Life Assurance