Details:
- Salary: £47,000 - 50,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Leeds West Yorkshire
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
ACHIEVABLE EARNINGS £50K+ WITH FREQUENT MIDWEEK & WEEKEND OVERTIME, OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, 10% COMBINED PENSION, 33 HOLIDAYS, LIFE ASSURANCE, LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLANS, EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITIONS & ENVIRONMENT
The above are just a few things that Mechanical Fitters enjoy whilst working with this highly impressive engineering organization based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
With a workforce of over 500 employees across several state-of-the-art facilities in Europe and North America, this dynamic engineering group delivers comprehensive, end-to-end solutions from concept design and manufacturing to installation, commissioning, and aftercare. Serving a diverse client base across sectors such as Online Retail & Distribution, FMCG, Life Sciences, and Automotive, the company is renowned for producing highly complex, cutting-edge machines that allow their clients to significantly increase efficiency and output within a vast range of functions & processes.
This employer is based in Wakefield, just a few minutes from the M1, meaning the successful Mechanical Fitter can easily commute from surrounding towns and cities, such as Leeds, Huddersfield, Castleford, Wakefield, Barnsley, Sheffield, Rotherham, Halifax and Dewsbury.
Key Responsibilities of the Mechanical Fitter include:
Working as part of a Skilled Engineering team, tasked with the accurate building of bespoke Automated Machinery
Reading, interpreting and working directly from engineering drawings to ensure that machines are built in-line with specifications
Building, assembling & installing a vast range of technologies onto bespoke automated machinery, including sub-assemblies, valves, hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics, conveyors, grabbers and many more
Occasionally travelling to customer facilities to install, commission, service and/or repair machinery - nationally and internationally (business class flights on long-haul journeys). Customers are based on most continents all across the world (Mexico, Dubai & Vietnam are real examples)
Working Hours of the Mechanical Fitter:
37.5 Hours per week, spread across a regular day shift:
Monday to Thursday - 08:00 to 16:30
Friday - 08:00 to 15:15
Overtime is frequently available midweek (2 hours per day) and Saturdays & Sundays (6 hours per day)
Details of the Mechanical Fitter position:
Starting Salary: £33,735.00 (£17.30 per hour) - rising with continued service and skill development
Achievable Earnings: £47,229.00 - easily achievable with 2 hours of overtime Monday to Friday (£50K+ easily achievable with weekend overtime and enhanced rates & hours when working at customer facilities)
Holiday Allowance: 33 Days (25 days + public holidays)
Long Term Incentive Plans
Scottish Widows Pension Scheme: Up to 10% combined contributions
Private Health Plan (Westfield)
We welcome applicants from similar positions, such as Maintenance Fitter, Assembly Fitter, Mechanical Fitter, Assembly Fitter, Service Engineer, Field Service Engineer etc. To apply for this Mechanical Fitter vacancy, please click "Apply Now" and attach a copy of your CV. Alternatively, please contact Callum Good at E3 Recruitment for more information