Hydraulic Fitter

Talent Solutions Staffing UK; England; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Coventry is seeking a Hydraulic Fitter to work on valve components for aircraft braking systems. This permanent role involves performing hydraulic duties, ensuring compliance with engineering specifications, and contributing to process improvement. The company offers competitive pay, a generous benefits package, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Free car parking

Career progression opportunities

Pension up to 10% company contribution

25 days holiday plus stats

Subsidised canteen

Life Assurance

Annual Cash Incentive

Qualifications

• Essential experience with hydraulic systems, preferably in braking systems.
• Critical knowledge of valve components and systems.
• Proficient in reading engineering drawings and using basic inspection tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform hydraulic fitter duties using test rigs for assembly.
• Conduct full valve lifecycle tasks: disassembly, cleaning, and testing.
• Ensure correct use of parts and compliance with engineering specifications.
• Maintain documentation and contribute to process improvement.

Skills

Hydraulic testing and assembly experience

Valve experience

Manufacturing experience

Ability to read engineering drawings

Job description

Hydraulic Fitter

Ansty Park, Coventry

Morning Shift: 06:00-14:00

Permanent

34,000 - 40,770

About us:

This business is an international leader in the aerospace, defence, and energy markets, employing more than 60,000 people at over 40 manufacturing facilities, and regional offices worldwide.

Working closely with their customers, this business delivers technologically differentiated systems and products for the most demanding environments, with high certification requirements for applications across its core end markets. Through focusing on engineering and operational excellence, this business builds broad installed bases of equipment and provides services and support across a fleet of approximately 73,000 aircraft.

Business Core values:

Winning culture, valued customers, passionate people, and engaged leadership are what have allowed them to become the company they are today.

The Role:

Hydraulic fitter at the Ansty Park site working on a variety of valve components for aircraft braking systems, with the use of test rigs and further equipment for the proper approach to aerospace valve new product creation.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Perform hydraulic fitter duties using test rigs to assembly valve components
• Perform full valve lifecycle tasks: disassembly, cleaning, assembly, testing, fault-finding, and documentation
• Ensure correct use of parts and consumables and verify specifications to engineering drawings
• Ensure traceability and certification through stamping and digital records and keep a safe working environment
• Report equipment, documentation, or component issues and contribute to process improvement

Skills required:

• Hydraulic testing and assembly experience is essential, preferably in braking systems but not a must
• Valve experience is critical for this position, hydraulic and/or pneumatic experience is a huge plus
• Manufacturing experience in a similar position
• Ability to read engineering drawings and use basic inspection tools

Benefits:

Free car parking, Competitive pay package, Career progression opportunities, Pension up to 10% company contribution, Holiday 25 plus stats, Subsidised canteen with Starbucks, Life Assurance, ACIP, (Annual Cash Incentive) Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing, Employee Perks - offering our employees discounts on a huge variety of goods and services, Income Protection, Business Resource Groups, and Volunteering day off.