Location: Burnley
Salary: to £40,000
Hours: Full-time
If you’d rather be building, fixing and improving machinery than staring at the same production line every day, this one is worth a look.
We’re looking for an experienced Workshop Technician / Mechanical Engineer to join a specialist engineering team in Burnley, building and maintaining highly automated equipment used within the pipeline and coatings industry.
This is proper hands-on engineering.
You’ll be involved in:
Mechanical fitting and complete machine builds
Hydraulics and pneumatics
Fault finding and refurbishment
Hydraulic pipework installation
Testing and commissioning
Design upgrades and engineering improvements
Fabrication and welding
Preventative maintenance
Reading technical drawings and specifications
General machining and component modificationYou may occasionally support installation or refurbishment work at other UK or overseas locations.
What We’re Looking For
Ideally, you’ll bring:
Around 5 years’ mechanical engineering experience
Strong fitting and machine-build experience
Hydraulic and pneumatic knowledge
Fabrication and welding experience
Fault diagnosis and maintenance experience
General machining skills
Ability to read engineering drawings
Basic electrical understanding
Experience working alongside Design EngineersYou’ll need to be practical, mechanically minded, safety-conscious and happy working independently or as part of a wider engineering team.
Benefits:
25 days’ holiday + 8 bank holidays
Ability to buy up to 10 extra holidays ( have to have 6 months of employment)
6% Employer pension Contribution can increase to 7% if employee increases to 4%
Electric car scheme
Medical cash plan
In- House Mental First and first Aiders
Employee Assistance programme
Forward Assist Recruitment is operating as an employment agency. Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds
Salary description
£36000.00 - £40000.00 per year