Mechanical Fitter

The opportunity to join a global leader in the design and manufacture of conveying and seasoning systems for the food industry. With over 40 years of experience and the best engineers in the industry.
Mechanical fitter to work as part of a small team assembling, tuning and testing machines before dispatch to customers. The role will involve manual handling.
Responsibilities:
* Assembly of machines to drawings using compressed air tools
* Wiring up, running and testing machines - testing is carried out with exposed live panels
* Chemical/electro polishing
* Carry out a range of operations on the lathe (suitable training required)
* Carry out various tasks using handheld power tools including: drilling, grinding, polishing
* Small welding tasks and spot welding
* Dismantling and repair of machinery
* FLT operation (full training provided)
* Any other duties as reasonably required by your line manager

Person specification:
* Preferred skills include:
o FLT licence
o knowledge of how to read engineering drawings
o basic electrical skills
o welding
* We're looking for a well organised and proactive individual with high attention to detail, strong problem solving and time management skills
* Able to work well independently as well as part of a team
* Able to keep their working area tidy
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
(Training can be provided where necessary)