Workshop Technician

Calibre8 Recruitment Ltd; Hazel Grove; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Calibre8 Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Workshop Technician for a Global Leading Manufacturer in Stockport. You will be in the workshop focusing on centrifugal compressors and steam turbines, performing fitting, disassembly, inspection and assembly with potential light machining.

Ideal candidates have a background in rotating equipment, an apprenticeship or HNC in mechanical engineering, and a drive to learn. Overtime is available and long-term growth opportunities exist.

Qualifications

• Must have fitting skills and be driven to learn.
• Experience with rotating equipment such as compressors and turbines.
• Qualification or apprenticeship as machinist or fitter; HNC+ in mechanical engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Disassembly, measuring, cleaning and re-assembly of components.
• Calibration, inspecting bearings, shafts and blades.
• Balancing rotors after training.
• Work on compressors and turbines in the workshop.

Skills

Fitting skills

Rotating equipment experience

Machinery knowledge

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Machinist or fitter apprenticeship

Tools

Milling

Turning

Grinding

Boring

Job description

Workshop Technician - Turbo Machinery

Outline: A fantastic opportunity to join a Global Leading Manufacturer as a Workshop Technician. They company turnover multi-billions globally and over £50million in the UK. Looking for an enthusiastic and professional Workshop Technician, Fitter or Machinist to join a growing team.

The company:

• Global Leading Manufacturer within Turbo Machinery and rotating equipment.
• Global turnover circa €5billion and a UK turnover in the range of £50million.
• A company at the forefront of technology constantly improving technologies and moving forward with decarbonisation initiatives such as carbon capture & storage etc…
• Fantastic staff retention and good opportunities for growth, training and development.

The package:

• £35K - £40K Basic Salary
• 15%-20% overtime available paid at 1.5 x basic
• Pension – fantastic pension with up to 10% put in by the company
• Healthcare
• Death in service at 5 x salary
• 28 days holiday + your birthday + bank holidays & you can buy up to 2 more days

The role:

• As the Workshop Technician you will be based in their workshop in Stockport and working on Compressors & Turbines. Mainly Centrifugal Compressors as well as others and Steam Turbines.
• 90% of the work will be general fitting – disassembly, measuring, cleaning and re-assembly. There could also be some machining as well. Dealing with calibration, inspecting bearings, shafts, blades etc…
• After training you will be involved in balancing Rotors.
• Working within the O&G (both up-stream & mid-stream), Carbon Capture & Storage & Process industries etc…
• Hours - Monday – Thursday 7.15am-3.30pm and 7.15am-3pm on Fridays (based on a 37.5 hour week)
• The position is fully workshop based and there will be 15%-20% overtime available which is paid at 1.5x

The ideal person:

• Ideally looking for someone with experience within rotating equipment such as Compressors, Turbines, Pumps, Seals etc…
• MUST have fitting skills and be driven to learn.
• MUST have some form of qualification or apprenticeship as a machinist or fitter or even better if they have a HNC + in mechanical engineering or related.
• Will consider someone with some good mechanical based workshop experience and it would be great if someone has experience of manual machining such as milling, turning, grinding, boring – both horizontal and vertical.
• Ideally having worked on Capital Equipment and they would like someone used to working to tight tolerances.
• Good attention to detail, hardworking, self-motivated and a good work ethic.

CANDIDATES MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE UK