Mechanical Technician

E3recruitment; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 33,735 - 50,229; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Long term incentive plans

Private health plan

Pension scheme up to 10%

Excellent working conditions

Job summary

Wakefield, West Yorkshire-based engineering group is seeking a Mechanical Technician to join a 500+ team building bespoke automated machinery. You will read drawings and assemble sub-assemblies to exact specifications.

The role offers a starting salary of £33,735 with achievable earnings of £47,229 and £50K+ with overtime, plus 37.5-hour weeks, midweek overtime and weekend shifts, and opportunities for international travel to client sites.

Qualifications

• Reading, interpreting and working from engineering drawings.
• Assembling and installing technologies on bespoke automated machinery.
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Read, interpret and build machines from engineering drawings.
• Assemble and install technologies on bespoke automated machinery.
• Travel to customer sites to install, commission, service and repair equipment internationally.

Skills

Reading drawings

Assembling equipment

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Robotics

Conveyors

Tools

Bespoke automated machinery

Job 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 Technicians 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 Technician 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 Technician 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 Technician:

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 Technician 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)