Workshop Technician

HiSpec Motorsport; Dartford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

HiSpec Motorsport in Dartford is seeking a Workshop Technician to join our workshop. You will be hands-on, proactive and reliable, with on-the-job training provided by experienced colleagues. This is a long-term career opportunity in a family-run British engineering company.

Most work involves CNC machines in a traditional engineering environment. We value local candidates within a 45-minute commute of Dartford and pride ourselves on supportive, stable team culture.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn on-the-job training.
• Interest in automotive engineering.
• Ability to work in a hands-on production environment.

Responsibilities

• Learn and operate the HiSpec automotive production line.
• Keep workshop clean, safe and tidy.
• Assist with loading/unloading, QC checks and basic finishing.
• Support deliveries and material handling with dispatch.

Skills

Hands-on

Automotive

Teamwork

Punctual

Tools

CNC machines

Job description

We currently have a great opportunity for a Workshop Technician to join us at our workshop in Dartford. We are looking for people who love to work with their hands, keep busy and are looking for a long term career. If you are pro‑active, adaptable, punctual and reliable. We offer great rates of pay.

This is a chance to work within a family run business with supportive people who are proud to work for a longstanding British engineering company. We have traditional values and we work in a traditional engineering environment.

We are among the market leaders in the production of custom brake kits and all the parts for the braking system for all manner of cars; (Road Cars, Classic Cars, Race Cars and Kit Cars) from one off specials to low volume production.

Previous specific experience is not essential as this is a small, specialised industry with not many companies like us. However, previous relatable experience and an interest in automotive engineering will be beneficial.

Extensive on the job training will be provided as the successful candidate will be shadowing one of our experienced team.

What we are offering is rare in this ever changing and un-certain job market. We will be offering full shadowing and 1:1 Induction, you won't be just another number here, you will be a valued member of the team from day one.

Main Responsibilities

The main aspects of the engineering role are list below, but this is not an exhaustive list.

• Spending time learning all aspects of the Hi Spec automotive engineering production line
• Checking the main workshop area is clean and safe
• Sawing, learn to use the saw safely, speak with the different people to see what is required, then saw it & deliver it.
• Deliveries, work with dispatch to bring in metal deliveries, check sizes are correct, mark, and put away.
• Keep the sawing area clean, neat & tidy.
• Clean the swarf from the machines
• Empty the swaft bins into the "tipper"
• Monitor & maintain the coolant level in "all" the machines
• Monitor & maintain the "Slideway lube" level in "all" the machines
• Sweep & tidy the workshop, various different departments
• Finishing/De-Buring
• Virtually all the parts coming off the machines need minor finishing operations, manually de-bur sharp edges. Manually countersink holes with sharp edges
• Machine loading/tending some jobs are more complicated than others, but all jobs need loading & unloading in a safe & timely manner
• Starting with simpler jobs help out in various sections with basic load/unload/QC check jobs

Almost all are CNC, Computer controlled machines.

We take pride in developing talent from/in the local community, so we really want people who live within a 45 minute commute to & from Dartford.