Semi-Skilled Assembly Fitter

Cubed Resourcing; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking semi-skilled assembly fitters to join their dynamic team in Leeds. This exciting role involves assembling complex machinery components and requires extensive hand tool experience. The company, known for its innovation and excellence, offers a supportive environment where you can develop your skills. You'll be responsible for building sub-assemblies, preparing components, and fitting equipment. With a temporary ongoing contract, there are opportunities for permanent positions based on performance. If you're flexible, safety-conscious, and enjoy working as part of a team, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

28 days annual leave for the first 12 weeks

33 days annual leave thereafter

Workplace pension enrollment after 12 weeks

Qualifications

• Extensive hand tool experience in manufacturing or assembly environments.
• Ability to work to standard operative procedures and assembly instructions.

Responsibilities

• Building sub-assemblies using standard SOPs and fixtures.
• Preparing components for painting and assembly.
• Fitting exterior equipment and routing pipework.

Skills

Hand Tool Experience

Mechanical Assembly

Flexibility

Teamwork

Safety Awareness

Education

No formal qualifications required

Tools

Standard SOPs

Fixtures

Job description

Are you experienced with assembling machinery, equipment or complex parts? Do you have extensive hand tool experience within a manufacturing/engineering or assembly environment?

We're recruiting numerous semi-skilled assembly fitters for an exciting assignment making sub-assemblies for complex machinery. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience using hand tools and assembling or repairing mechanical equipment.

Our client is a Global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of high-speed metal forming and finishing machinery, with an $8.5 bn turnover, a reputation for excellence and operations in 41 countries. They have proudly achieved The Queen's Awards for Enterprise for their international trade, innovation and sustainable development.

About the role:

Located in Wortley, Leeds, this is a varied role, working across the assembly department to support the skilled mechanical fitters. Duties can include:

1. Building sub-assemblies using standard SOPs and fixtures.
2. Preparing components for painting (washing and masking).
3. Preparing painted components prior to assembly, such as re-tapping, reaming and cleaning machine surfaces.
4. Marking off, drilling and tapping.
5. Fitting exterior equipment: examples include nameplates, labels, guard switches, guarding, hydraulic hoses, auxiliary pumps.
6. Routing steel and nylon pipework as directed.
7. Unpacking parts and equipment.
8. Fitting of non-electrical machine services prior to testing.
9. Using sealants as directed.
10. Non-electrical stripping of machines prior to despatch.

Pay:

£27,907 per annum / £14.31 per hour

Annual Leave:

28 days for the first 12 weeks, 33 days thereafter

Pension:

workplace pension enrollment after 12 weeks

These roles are being offered on a temporary ongoing basis with the current order book requiring colleagues until at least the end of 2025. In previous years, we have seen colleagues gain permanent positions with this client - though as ever, this cannot be guaranteed.

About You:

We're looking for applicants that have extensive hand tool experience ideally assembling mechanical equipment and components. Flexibility, can-do attitude, safety, the ability to work as part of a team and the ability to work to standard operative procedures and assembly instructions are all important skills to bring to this role.

Successful previous applicants have had a range of experience including motor mechanics, machine building, mechanical assembly - whether in a previous role or within hobbies/personal projects.

No formal qualifications are required for this role.

Interested? Please apply online or contact the team at Cubed Talent for more information on (phone number removed).