Contractor Mechanical Support Technician

Ricardo; Shoreham-by-Sea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Shoreham is seeking a Contractor Mechanical Support Technician to assist with high workload projects. The role involves mechanical assembly, equipment handling, and assisting in test programs. Ideal candidates should have practical experience with mechanical components and recent forklift training. This is an on-site position for an initial three-month contract offering an excellent opportunity to contribute to exciting projects.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in mechanical assembly/disassembly.
• Recent forklift truck training required.
• Ability to read & interpret engineering drawings essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with assembly of mechanical systems.
• Fabricate simple parts using various techniques.
• Decommission and clean test equipment after projects.

Skills

Assembly / disassembly of mechanical components

Forklift truck training

Manual machining techniques

Sheet metal fabrication equipment

Electric & gas welding techniques

Reading engineering drawings

PC Skills (Word, Excel)

Job description

Overview

Role: Contractor Mechanical Support Technician

Location: Shoreham - On-site

Role ID: 2025-3084

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.

Ricardo, member of WSP, is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

The Role

Due to high workload from a number of exciting projects, we are looking to recruit a Mechanical Support Technician to work at our Shoreham office.

Working as part of the Installation Team, as a Mechanical Support Technician you’ll be assisting with a wide variety of mechanical tasks in support of new and existing test and development programmes, working alongside others or independently, following written guidance or verbal instructions.

The role will report to the Installation Manager and will require working in close cooperation with internal customers and other team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Assembly of mechanical systems, e.g. pipework, test frames, air and exhaust ducting
• Fabrication of simple parts in various materials. Various jigging, bending, sheet metal joining techniques.
• Decommissioning, disassembly and cleaning of test equipment following completion of projects
• Moving of equipment around site using forklift truck
• Adherence to safety rules and following of controls identified by risk assessments

Skills and Behaviours

• Demonstrable, practical experience in the assembly / disassembly of mechanical components & assemblies.
• Recent (within the last three years) forklift truck training, evidenced by training completion certificate
• A detailed and methodical approach, with the flexibility to adapt to changing situations and requirements.
• Having any of the following skills would be of benefit:
• Demonstrable, practical experience in the use of manual machining techniques including setting & operating lathes, drilling machines, metal saws linishing & grinding machines.
• Demonstrable, practical experience in the use of sheet metal fabrication equipment including guillotine, roller, folding & punching equipment.
• Demonstrable, practical experience in the use of electric & gas welding equipment including TIG, MIG Oxy Fuel & Plasma cutting equipment.
• The ability to read & interpret engineering drawings & schematics & use common hand measuring equipment such as micrometers, vernier callipers, clocks, gauges & laser alignment equipment essential.
• Ricardo value flexibility in their workforce – a willingness to work outside normal working hours when required (long or shifted days / weekend working) would be desirable.
• PC Skills including Word and Excel are desirable.

This is a contract opportunity to support the team during a time of high workload and is initially for a three month period.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team [e-mail] you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.