Mechanical fitter jobs in the UK
A mechanical fitter installs, repairs and overhauls machinery: gearboxes, pumps, conveyors, bearings and pneumatic and hydraulic systems. Millwrights do the same work on heavy plant. The live UK jobs are below, with the qualifications adverts ask for and the visa rules for fitters, who are on the shortage list until the end of 2026.
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The role
What a mechanical fitter does, and what is on this page
A mechanical fitter installs, repairs and overhauls machinery: gearboxes, pumps, conveyors, bearings and pneumatic and hydraulic systems. Many adverts ask for a mechanical apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3, and some want welding or lifting experience. Many jobs are in maintenance teams on shifts.
Gas, kitchen, tyre, window, pipe and electrical fitters are different trades and are left out.
Millwright jobs
A millwright is a fitter who installs, aligns and maintains heavy plant. The word is used in Canada and Australia too, so a web search for millwright jobs returns many jobs outside the UK. This page lists UK jobs only, and millwright roles are in the same list as fitters.
384 jobs: mechanical fitter
29 of these are from a licensed visa sponsor or say sponsorship is offered. A licence does not mean a particular job is sponsored: ask the employer. How the tags work.
Mechanical Fitter, Ernest Gordon Recruitment, Guys Cliffe, Warwick, £31,200 to £35,360 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Fleet Vehicles), Ernest Gordon Recruitment, Bardsea, Ulverston, £31,200 to £37,440 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Pioneer Selection, Hawton, Newark, £55,500 a year
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Pioneer Selection Ltd, Balderton, Newark, £55,000 to £55,500 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Fitter, Morson Edge, Derbyshire, East Midlands, £45,760 to £52,000 a year
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, CBW Staffing Solutions Ltd, Blackburn, Lancashire, £35,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Holcim UK, Leicester, Leicestershire
- Licensed visa sponsor. This employer is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. That does not mean this job is sponsored. Ask the employer.
Mechanical Fitter, Ernest Gordon Recruitment, Warwick, Warwickshire, £31,200 to £35,360 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (Fleet Vehicles), Ernest Gordon Recruitment, Lancaster, Lancashire, £31,200 to £37,440 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, SEDAMYL UK LIMITED, Selby, North Yorkshire
- Licensed visa sponsor. This employer is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. That does not mean this job is sponsored. Ask the employer.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Holcim UK, Croft, Leicester
- Licensed visa sponsor. This employer is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. That does not mean this job is sponsored. Ask the employer.
Mechanical Fitter, Future Recruitment Group Ltd, Lane End, Dartford, £40,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Maintenance Fitter (Field Based), Escape, Glenboig, Coatbridge, £45,500 a year
Mechanical Fitter, Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited, Guys Cliffe, Warwick, £31,200 to £35,360 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Fitter, IMT Resourcing Solutions, Stroud, Gloucestershire, £33,280 to £37,440 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Fitter, REAL PERSONNEL LTD, Stourbridge, West Midlands, £35,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, NRGTech Talent Solutions Ltd, UK, £54,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Fitter, Future Engineering Recruitment Ltd, Dartford, Kent, £35,000 to £40,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Questech Recruitment Ltd, Savile Town, Dewsbury, £47,000 to £49,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Invictus Recruitment, UK
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Starkey Recruitment Group, Churchbridge, Cannock, £52,000 to £54,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, TechNichols Resourcing Ltd, UK, £46,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer (4 on 4 off DAYS only), Rise Technical Recruitment Limited, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, £42,000 to £45,000 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Shift Maintenance Fitter, Alecto Recruitment, Churchbridge, Cannock, £40,560 a year
- Agency. This advert was placed by a recruitment agency, not by the employer.
Where the mechanical fitter jobs are
- London (7)
- Aylesbury (4)
- Burton-On-Trent (4)
- Doncaster (4)
- Pytchley (4)
- The City (4)
- West London (4)
- Basingstoke (3)
- Churchbridge (3)
- Deeside (3)
Places named in today's adverts. A city link opens all automation and maintenance jobs within about 25 miles.
Employers hiring
- UKSE Group (9)
- Shorterm Group (7)
- Elix Sourcing Solutions (5)
- Morson Edge (5)
- Omega Resource Group (5)
- Pertemps Bristol Industrial (5)
- Staffline (5)
- Coburg Banks Limited (4)
Employers with the most live jobs here, not counting recruitment agencies. 169 of the 384 adverts were placed by agencies.
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Checked 28 October 2026
Pay and demand, with sources and dates
Median gross annual pay for full-time metal working production and maintenance fitters (includes automation maintenance technicians and heavy plant) was £41,942 in April 2026, about 201,000 jobs. Provisional.
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026, table 14.7a (SOC) (opens in a new tab), 22 October 2026
Half of manufacturers say skills shortages are their biggest barrier to growth, and 99% say access to skills will shape their growth plans.
Make UK, The Shape of British Industry (opens in a new tab), 9 March 2026
The electrical workforce is down 26% since 2018, and 36% of science, engineering and production technicians are 55 or over.
Royal Academy of Engineering, response to the Migration Advisory Committee shortage list review (opens in a new tab), 18 May 2026
FAQ
Questions people ask
What does a mechanical fitter do?
A mechanical fitter builds, installs, aligns, maintains and repairs mechanical equipment. In a factory that means gearboxes, pumps, conveyors and bearings, and fixing breakdowns so production restarts quickly.
What qualifications do mechanical fitters need?
Adverts commonly ask for a mechanical engineering apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3, and some add welding, lifting or a forklift licence. Read each advert and ask the employer what it will accept.
Mechanical fitter or millwright?
Millwright is a term for a fitter who works on heavy plant, and in the UK the two titles are often used for the same job. Searches for millwright jobs also return Canada and Australia, so this page filters to the UK.
What is the salary of a mechanical fitter in the UK?
Median gross annual pay for full-time metal working production and maintenance fitters (includes automation maintenance technicians and heavy plant) was £41,942 in April 2026, about 201,000 jobs. Provisional. (ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026, table 14.7a (SOC), 22 October 2026.) Pay varies with sector, shift pattern and region, and a job card on this page shows pay only when the advert states it: we never estimate it.
Can a mechanical fitter get a Skilled Worker visa?
5223 metal working production and maintenance fitters is a medium-skilled occupation that is on the Temporary Shortage List (standard rate £39,300), which expires on 31 December 2026. The Migration Advisory Committee recommended keeping it for 18 months more (23 July 2026); the government had not decided when we checked. A sponsor licence is not a promise of sponsorship for this job, and whether a particular job qualifies depends on its duties, its occupation code and its pay, which the employer and the Home Office decide. You should never pay an employer or agent for a job or for sponsorship. This is not immigration advice (rules checked 28 October 2026).
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