Workshop Technician: Build, Fix & Improve Machinery

Forward Assist Recruitment; Burnley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Assist Recruitment in Burnley is seeking a hands-on Workshop Technician / Mechanical Engineer to build, repair and upgrade highly automated machinery used in the pipeline and coatings sector. This is real, practical engineering work in a focused team.

You’ll join a specialist engineering group with around five years of mechanical experience expected. Key tasks include machine builds, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, fault finding, assembly, testing, and reading engineering drawings.

Qualifications

• Around 5 years of mechanical engineering experience.
• Strong fitting and machine-build experience.
• Hydraulic and pneumatic knowledge.
• Fabrication and welding experience.
• Fault diagnosis and maintenance experience.
• General machining skills.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Basic electrical understanding.
• Experience working alongside Design Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical fitting and complete machine builds.
• Hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Fault finding and refurbishment.
• Hydraulic pipework installation.
• Testing and commissioning.
• Design upgrades and engineering improvements.
• Fabrication and welding.
• Preventative maintenance.
• Reading technical drawings and specifications.
• General machining and component modification.

Skills

Mechanical fitting

Machine-build experience

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Fault diagnosis

Fabrication and welding

Preventative maintenance

Reading drawings

General machining

Component modification

Job description

Forward Assist Recruitment in Burnley is seeking a hands-on Workshop Technician / Mechanical Engineer to build, repair and upgrade highly automated machinery used in the pipeline and coatings sector. This is real, practical engineering work in a focused team.

You’ll join a specialist engineering group with around five years of mechanical experience expected. Key tasks include machine builds, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, fault finding, assembly, testing, and reading engineering drawings.