Machinist

Workshop machinist / Fitter

Business specialising in the overhaul & testing of hydraulic equipment such as cylinders, motors, gearboxes & actuators.

To continue to enable the business to grow & meet its workshop requirements, we are looking for a workshop machinist/ fitter to add to our workforce. Responsibilities include:

• Ability to operate machining equipment such as Colchester lathes & milling machines
• Able to machine precision parts such as piston rods & bushes from samples or drawings
• Comfortable with reading & interpreting machine drawings
• Ability to strip down and access mechanical/ hydraulic equipment such as cylinders, motors, gearboxes & actuators
• Compile job sheets & reports for pricing

Skills/ qualifications must have;

• Eligible to work within the UK, no sponsorship will be offered.
• Proficiency with lathe & milling equipment
• Minimum 5 years’ experience operating lathes & milling machinery
• Hand on experience working within an engineering/ machine shop  environment
• Ability to interpret part drawings of equipment/ parts from information provided
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel & Word
• Meet delivery deadlines
• Work well with other team members
• Understanding of mechanical fabrication/ machining techniques
• Have strong planning, organisation & communication skills
• Have a strong orientation towards quality, safety & continuous improvement
• Demonstrate ability to work independently & collaboratively in a fast paced work environment
• Strong ability to manage own work load & time
• Time served engineer
• NVQ level 2/3 or higher in mechanical engineering desirable.

About the business:

Established business with over 25 years within the Hydraulic engineering sector.

Company offers full turnkey solutions including design, overhaul, manufacture, installation & commissioning of hydraulic equipment for heavy industry sectors such as marine, port authority, steel, paper, forging & military industries.

Company team of 15+ employees with latest annual turnover of £2.5mil +.

Standard project values vary from £100K to £1.5mil.

Benefits:

Salary - £14-£17p/hr + Overtime

40hr working week – Monday to Friday 8am till 16.30

Company pension offered (After probationary period)

20 days holiday + bank holidays – Rising to 23 days after 2 year period

Commitment to continuous development & training

Contact:

Please send all CV’s/ relevant information to the email address provided.

No agencies please

UK based applications only. Ideally based in Merseyside/ Cheshire  area