Industrial Fitter
Job Description
Industrial Fitter
Location: Limerick, Ireland
€50,000+ DOE | Full Time | Immediate Start
Syntech Recruitment are partnering with an established mechanical engineering contractor to recruit experienced Mechanical Fitters for plant maintenance, fabrication and mechanical works on major process and industrial projects.
This is hands-on mechanical fitting — plant and equipment maintenance, mechanical troubleshooting, steel fabrication and structural work on industrial process sites. Working from engineering and isometric drawings on structured sites, keeping production plant and equipment running to standard.
Duties
Carry out preventive and planned maintenance on process plant and production equipment
Diagnose and resolve mechanical faults — troubleshooting, strip-down, repair and reassembly
Maintain and repair mechanical equipment to keep plant running to standard
Read and work from engineering and isometric drawings independently
Carry out steel fabrication and structural steel work — cutting, fitting, assembly of components and structures
Fabricate and install pipework and metal components as required (carbon and stainless)
Apply lock-out / tag-out and safe systems of work on all maintenance activities
Work at height and handle materials safely on structured industrial sites
Work within site QA and safety standards to project and client
requirements
Requirements
Time-served or trade-qualified mechanical fitter
Minimum 5 years mechanical fitting / plant maintenance on industrial process plant
Strong on preventive maintenance, mechanical troubleshooting and equipment repair
Steel fabrication and structural steel experience
Confident reading engineering and isometric drawings independently
Carbon and stainless steel experience; welding ability an advantage
Familiar with lock-out / tag-out and safe systems of work
Working at height and manual handling; Safe Pass
Available for immediate start
Highly Desirable
Welding ability alongside fitting
Plant tickets — telehandler, MEWP, 360 excavator
Experience on process, refinery, power generation or heavy industrial sites
Shutdown / turnaround experience
What's on Offer
Immediate start on a major industrial project, ongoing work
€50,000+ DOE, opportunity for overtime
Lodge depending on location of work
Pension contribution, death in service benefit
21 days holidays plus 10 bank holidays
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