Maintenance Fitter

Job Title: Dayshift Maintenance Fitter

Description

We are hiring for our client to recruit a Dayshift Maintenance Fitter to join a well-established and growing manufacturing operation based in Ashbourne. This Dayshift Maintenance Fitter job offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced maintenance professional seeking strong work-life balance, job stability and the chance to work within a well-organised engineering team.

The successful Dayshift Maintenance Fitter will play a key role in maintaining and improving the performance and reliability of plant equipment across the facility. Working Monday to Friday with an early finish each day, this role offers a rare opportunity for a maintenance professional to secure a dayshift-only engineering position with a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits.

This Dayshift Maintenance Fitter job would suit someone with strong mechanical maintenance experience who enjoys problem solving, preventative maintenance and working within a collaborative engineering environment.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job

1. Pay – €54,250 + overtime available
2. Dayshift Role – Monday to Friday with a 3pm finish
3. Excellent Benefits – 32 days leave, company pension and medical cover scheme

The Role

The successful Dayshift Maintenance Fitter will:

• Carry out mechanical maintenance on production and plant equipment
• Diagnose faults and carry out timely repairs to minimise downtime
• Perform preventative maintenance activities across machinery and equipment
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within the engineering team
• Work closely with production teams to ensure smooth operational performance
• Ensure all maintenance work is completed safely and in line with company procedures
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation

The Person

The ideal Dayshift Maintenance Fitter will have:

• Proven experience in a mechanical maintenance role within manufacturing or industrial environments
• Strong fault finding and problem solving skills
• Experience carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance
• Ability to work independently and as part of a maintenance team
• A proactive and safety-focused approach to engineering work
• Relevant mechanical qualification or apprenticeship (desirable)

The Reward

• Salary: €54,250 + overtime opportunities
• Working hours: Monday to Friday dayshift (3pm finish)
• Annual leave: 32 days
• Company pension scheme
• Healthcare: Medical Cover Scheme
• Stable long-term opportunity with an established employer

Next Steps

For further information, and to apply for this Dayshift Maintenance Fitter job, please contact Matthew Bell.

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