Machine Build Fitter

KPJ Group; Birch; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist engineering recruitment consultancy is looking for a Machine Build Fitter to join their team in Heywood. This role involves assembling equipment, ensuring quality, and may require traveling to client sites. Candidates should have mechanical assembly experience, preferably in medical or aerospace fields. The position offers a salary between £35,000 - £39,000 per year along with various benefits including overtime and holiday entitlement.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Annual performance bonus

Enhanced overtime rates

Credit union savings and loans

Death in service benefit (2x salary)

Shopping and leisure discounts

Qualifications

• Experience from medical, aerospace, or nuclear environments is preferred.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Assemble a wide range of equipment from technical drawings.
• Use hand tools, power tools, and machinery to build metalwork enclosures.
• Ensure products meet strict quality standards.

Skills

Proven mechanical assembly experience

Ability to read and interpret detailed drawings

Willingness to travel

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We're hiring for a Machine Build Fitter to join a specialist engineering team at their site based in Heywood.

This hands-on role offers the chance to work on varied, meaningful projects within a tight-knit team, where your skills and attention to detail will make a real impact from day one.

What’s on offer

• £35,000 - £39,000 per year
• Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:30pm
• Early finish on Fridays
• Overtime available at enhanced rates
• 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Annual performance bonus
• Credit union (savings & loans)
• Death in service (2x salary)
• Shopping & leisure discounts

What will you be doing as a Machine Build Fitter?

• Assembling a wide range of equipment from technical drawings
• Using hand tools, power tools, and machinery to build metalwork enclosures
• Ensuring products meet strict quality standards and project deadlines
• Liaising with your team and other departments to avoid delays
• Traveling to client sites for installations when required

What do you need?

• Proven mechanical assembly experience (preferably from medical, aerospace, or nuclear environments)
• Ability to read and interpret detailed drawings
• City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent (preferred but not essential)
• Willingness to travel with a full UK driving licence

Apply today or speak with Josh at KPJ Group for more information between 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday.

KPJ Group are a specialist Recruitment Consultancy with more than 50 years of experience delivering staffing solutions. We treat each application with a high degree of care however due to the high volume of applications are sometimes unable to contact all individuals. If you do not hear from us within 5 days of submitting your application, please assume that unfortunately you have not been shortlisted