Job Description:

Mechanical Fitter – Multi Skilled

Location: Newton Abbot, Devon
Salary: up to £33,115.61 DOE
Hours: Monday–Friday, 37.5 hours
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

What we offer

At Imerys, maintenance roles focus on safety, reliability and supporting essential operations.

In return, you will receive:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension, life cover and income protection
• Private medical insurance and wellbeing support
• Enhanced family and carers’ leave
• Cycle to Work and salary sacrifice schemes
• Recognition awards and development opportunities

You will also benefit from ongoing training and technical development.

About the role

We are looking for a Mechanical Fitter to join our Ball Clays Engineering team at Heathfield.

This is a hands-on role supporting maintenance of fixed plant and processing equipment. You will help maintain plant availability through planned maintenance, breakdown response and improvement activities, working closely with supervisors and the wider maintenance team.

What you’ll be doing

Maintenance and fault finding

• Perform planned and reactive maintenance on fixed plant equipment
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical faults
• Support installation and modification of plant

Planning and coordination

• Work with supervisors to plan maintenance and shutdowns
• Order and manage spare parts
• Record completed work and support root cause analysis

Safety and compliance

• Follow site procedures and safety rules
• Maintain clean and safe work areas
• Support environmental and quality standards

What you’ll bring

Essential:

• Mechanical fitting experience in an industrial or processing environment
• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent apprenticeship)
• Experience with planned maintenance and breakdown repairs
• Strong health and safety awareness
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Experience with packaging systems or similar equipment
• Mobile plant or access licences (e.g. forklift, MEWP)
• Welding experience
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP

Why Imerys

Imerys offers stable, long-term careers within a global industrial environment, with strong focus on safety, development and teamwork.