Mechanical Fitter – Apprentice Trained

The Role

Reporting into the Production Manager and working within a mixed engineering team, the purpose of the role is to provide mechanical assembly, disassembly and testing on a range of bespoke technical machinery. You will be building structural components from engineering drawings based at their HQ in Cheshire day to day and supporting some of the installs on the customer sites as and when required which also enhances your learning and development.

Daily responsibilities

  • Align material and fit together parts to build more complex units
  • Support installations on customer site (limited travel required)
  • Select or modify components according to measurements and specifications
  • Operate overhead cranes and lifting equipment

Qualifications

  • Time served Mechanical Engineering Qualification, Level 3 (or equivalent)
  • Experience with traditional mechanical fitting – using measuring equipment, making adjustments, tolerances, tapping holes into plates where required, knowing the process if a bearing isn’t fitting – not just basic assembly
  • Ability to read and interpret Engineering Drawing, specifications and work instructions
  • Proven bench work experience – drilling, tapping, filling, experience on Lathes, Milling machinery and measuring equipment
  • Open to sector within bespoke machinery build
  • Competent to read engineering drawings
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Pneumatics experience would be beneficial
  • Team player mentality
  • Strong ethic towards health and safety
  • Flexibility for assisting on occasional installs worldwide

Benefits

For a 37.5 working week, working Monday to Friday with a lunch time finish on Friday, you will receive a generous entry level salary, dependant on experience, alongside 25 days holidays, bank holidays and an extra day for your birthday. You will also receive a pension contribution scheme, overtime, expenses and compensation if required to travel, company sick pay scheme, 3 x life assurance plus other benefits.

You will be part of a family run business who have a great working environment, new equipment and a friendly, close-knit team. This is a great opportunity to work in a great environment with some flexibility with working hours to suit.

If this seems like the ideal opportunity for you, please don’t hesitate to apply!

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