Workshop Engineer

Ser-; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

25 days holiday

Bank holidays

Pension

Life insurance

Job summary

Ser- is recruiting a Workshop Engineer to join their Gloucester team. The role focuses on assembling Hydraulic Power Units and testing hydraulic systems from drawings, building and preparing systems to meet specified pressure/flow requirements.

The successful candidate will use skilled fabrication and assembly techniques, operate test rigs, and ensure compliance with HSE standards while supporting overall workshop operations.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of hydraulic systems, pumps, valves, cylinders and accumulators.
• Confident reading complex hydraulic designs and mechanical drawings.
• Previous experience working as a hydraulic technician/ fitter or similar workshop role.
• Experience working with hand tools, tube bending and assembling hydraulic hoses.

Responsibilities

• Assembly and fabrication of HPUs, components including pumps, motors, valves, filters based on engineering drawings and schematics.
• Route, cut, bend and install hydraulic tubing and hoses.
• Set up and conduct pressure and leak testing on test rigs using specific instruments EG gauges and flow meters.
• Document all records accurately – build and test results.
• Perform various tasks including mechanical fastening, aligning components and preparing Hydraulic Power Systems based on specific pressure and flow needs.
• Ensure the workshops meets required HSE standards.

Skills

Hydraulic systems

Engineering drawings

HPU assembly

Hydraulic hoses

MIG/TIG welding

Forklift licence

Communication skills

Tools

Test rigs

Pressure testing tools

Job description

My client is an industry leader within the Fluid Power sector having been established over 40 years they have concreted themselves as one of the largest distributors of fluid power products in the UK, supplying various industries. They are now looking to add Internal Workshop Engineers to their engineering team. In this role you will be assembling Hydraulic Power Units and being responsible for the building, testing and preparing of hydraulic systems based on engineering drawings from start to finish.

Workshop Engineer

Gloucester

£32,000 - £35,000 (DOE), Bonus, 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, pension, life insurance

Key Responsibilities

• Assembly and fabrication of HPUs, components including pumps, motors, valves, filters based on engineering drawings and schematics.
• Route, cut, bend and install hydraulic tubing and hoses.
• Set up and conduct pressure and leak testing on test rigs using specific instruments EG gauges and flow meters.
• Document all records accurately – build and test results.
• Perform various tasks including mechanical fastening, aligning components and preparing Hydraulic Power Systems based on specific pressure and flow needs.
• Ensure the workshops meets required HSE standards.

To apply you must have

• Good understanding of hydraulic systems, pumps, valves, cylinders and accumulators.
• Confident reading complex hydraulic designs and mechanical drawings.
• Previous experience working as a hydraulic technician/ fitter or similar workshop role.
• Experience working with hand tools, tube bending and assembling hydraulic hoses.
• Fork lift licence is beneficial.
• MIG or TIG welding experience.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbally

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an industry leading company within the Fluid Power sector who are striving to grow and develop within the market. If you are looking for an opportunity to learn, develop and progress. This is for you.