Assembly Technician

Job DescriptionRole: Mechanical / Assembly Technician

Salary: £25,000 - £32,000 + Benefits

Location: Worthing Area

Company: Established engineering company that specialises in supply complete bespoke solutions, globally.

A rare opportunity has arisen to work with this well-established Engineering company, based in the Worthing area. The company are leaders in their field and specialise in repair and maintenance of all types of rotating plant equipment.

What makes this company unique, is the mindset and attitude of their fantastic workforce. New ideas are welcomed, and management actively encourages personal development in order to facilitate the company’s year-on-year growth path. Despite recent economic and social changes, key infrastructure maintenance projects remain, and the company continues to expand the skills and knowledge to support them.

THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity for a time-served Engineer to work on a Monday to Friday 07:30am – 4.00pm basis at the company’s workshop based in the Worthing area. This permanent position is well suited to an individual with extensive workshop experience who would enjoy being a mentor to their up-and-coming Engineers. Duties will include:

• The disassembly, inspection and assembly of pumps, fans and motors
• Cleaning and painting of all parts required.
• Electrically testing motors: Electrostatic tests on the motor windings and light run testing units once they have been repaired.
• Upgrading mechanical seal assemblies to suit the customers application.
• Pressure testing pump units.
• Checking all journals and housings sizes & condition to ensure they are in a serviceable condition.
• Painting of repaired units.
• Liaising frequently with customers.
• Ordering spares, new pumps, fans and motors purchased by the customers and for the site services.
• Providing quotations to the customers.
• Liaising with suppliers.
• Booking in the tasks for repairs and site services.
• Training apprentices and new starters.
• Developing the skill set within the team by coaching with hands on guidance and visual learning.
• Ensuring targets are met on project work and working to service level agreements.

THE PERSON

The Successful Candidate Will Possess

This is a role that comes with a competitive salary, day-shift work, and a supportive work environment and the opportunity to grow and progress.

• 2391 Inspection & Testing qualified (or 2394 & 2395)
• Industrial Electrical Training Apprenticeship or Industrial Electrical experience
• Familiarity with completing RAMS and will be able to complete accurate and concise paperwork.
• Calm and methodical attitude when diagnosing faults and fixing problems whilst potentially under pressure from a customer whose production line is at a standstill!
• Ability to work unsupervised when on-site.
• Great communication skills – able to talk confidently with both technical and non-technical clients.
• MUST relish the challenge of fixing a piece of kit you may not have seen before and be comfortable crawling around inside machines and moving kit around!

GET IN TOUCH

If you’re successful in getting the job, we guarantee that you are going to love it. Why? For every 100 people that we recruit, 96 are still with their company 12 months later, and 94 are still there 2 years later. That speaks for itself.

To apply, click on the apply button below, and contact Matt Buchanan. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within two working days. Either way, we may store your information on record but will always seek your approval via a GDPR email. This will enable us to share future career opportunities]]>