Machinist / Fitter

Machinist / Fitter

Burton on Trent

Salary: From £30,000 - £40,000 per annum (DOE)

Monday to Thursday: 07:30 16:00, Friday 07:30 13:00 (early finish Fridays)

PERMANENT OPPORTUNITY

Benefits:

• Salary: competitive and depending on experience
• 20 days holiday increasing with length of service, plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown.
• Company pension
• Bonus
• Future training opportunities & career progression
• On-site parking

Job Role:

Your job will involve working from technical drawings to manufacture parts for a wide range of machinery and equipment. This will primarily consist of turning, milling, and grinding on the machinist side of things; as well as assisting on constructing sub-assemblies & finished machines.

Our client is an OEM, so youll get the chance to work independently and as a valued team member on unique equipment and machinery, as well as contribute on R & D projects.

Duties:

• Working from technical drawings to manufacture parts, and ensuring all is done in a safe and effective manner.
• Assisting with machine fitting and assembly.
• Using your engineering knowledge and technical insight to problem solve and fault find.
• Potentially installing machines on customer sites with the mechanical team, as well as undertaking service and repair work when necessary.

Requirements:

• 20+ years of practical experience in a workshop environment.
• Experienced in manual machining (turning, milling, grinding), able to use manual lathes and millers.
• Ability to read and work from schematics and technical drawings.
• Comfortable working with fellow engineers on projects and tasks, and working alone.
• Competent in the realms of time management, planning and prioritisation.
• Hardworking and professional, easy-going and friendly, self-motivated and you take pride in your work. Overall you set a great example to others

Would be advantageous, but not essential:

• Any CNC milling machine experience would be ideal.
• Any welding / fabrication or electrical experience would be amazing.
• Forklift licence.
• Interested in design, engineering, and making

This role will enable you to be part of a small, growing, relaxed company that does interesting and innovative work; where you can make a difference, have a say, influence, and directly help the company expand.

If this is of interest, then please apply now!

If you have not heard from us within 48 hours, then please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

This role is being advertised by Kenect Professional which is a trading name of Kenect Recruitment Ltd, who are acting and employment agency regarding this vacancy.